Seaforth Mackenzie (author)
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Kenneth Ivo Brownley Langwell Mackenzie (Pen name: Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie) (25 September 1913 - 19 January 1955), was an Australian poet and novelist.
He was born in South Perth, Western Australia, grew up in Pinjarra, Western Australia, attended Guildford Grammar School and died by accidental drowning in Tallong Creek near Goulburn, New South Wales.
His novel Dead Men rising was about the Cowra breakout of which he had first hand experience having been stationed there at the time of the event.
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[edit] Novels
- The Young Desire it London, Cape. 1937
- Chosen People London, Cape. 1938
- Dead men Rising London, Cape. 1951
- The Refuge London, Cape. 1954
[edit] Poetry
- Our Earth Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1937
- The Moonlit Doorway Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1944
[edit] As editor
- Australian poetry, 1951-2 (selected by Kenneth Mackenzie) Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1952.
[edit] Compilations
- Rossiter, Richard (editor) (2000) The Model: Selected Writings of Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-876268-34-4
[edit] Biographical material
- Jones, Evan (1969) Kenneth Mackenzie: Australian Writers and their Work Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
- Kinross-Smith, Graeme (1980) Australian Writers Melbourne: Thomas Nelson.
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Mackenzie, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seaforth Mackenzie (pen name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Twentieth century Australian poet and novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 September 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Perth, Western Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19 January 1955 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Goulburn, New South Wales |
