John O'Grady

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John Patrick O'Grady (9 October 1907 - 14 January 1981) was an Australian writer. His works include the comic novel They're a Weird Mob (1957) and the poem The Integrated Adjective, sometimes known as Tumba-bloody-rumba.

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[edit] Works

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[edit] Novels

  • They're a Weird Mob (1957) and its sequels, Cop This Lot (1960), Gone Fishin' (1965) and Gone Gougin' (1975)
  • Aussie Etiket
  • Aussie English
  • The Things They Do To You
  • It's Your Shout, Mate!
  • O'Grady Sez
  • Are You Irish or Normal?
  • Gone Troppo
  • Ladies and Gentlemen
  • Survival in the Doghouse
  • No Kava for Johnny
  • Smokey Joe the Fish-eater
  • There Was A Kid: An Autobiography, Part One (1977)
  • Down Under To Up Over (1980)

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NAME O'Grady, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian comic novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 9 October 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Australia
DATE OF DEATH 14 January 1981
PLACE OF DEATH Australia


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