D'Arcy Niland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian novelist and short story writer
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Place of Birth: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
About D'Arcy Niland
- D'Arcy Francis Niland (20 October 1917 – 29 March 1967) was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer.
- In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter.
- It was made into a 1957 film, starring Peter Finch, and a 1987 TV mini-series, starring Bryan Brown.
- Niland married fellow writer, Ruth Park (1917–2010), on 11 May 1942 and the couple had five children: Anne (born ca.
- June 1943), Rory, Patrick and twin daughters, Kilmeny (1950–2009) and Deborah (1950–present).
- Niland died on 29 March 1967 of a myocardial infarction, aged 49.
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