Life Summary - John Gordon (Jack) Morrison

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Morrison, John Gordon (Jack) (1904–1998)

	Morrison, John Gordon (Jack) (1904–1998)
Born	29 January, 1904 Sunderland , Durham , England
Died	11 May, 1998 (aged 94) Windsor, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish
Religious Influence	Agnostic Presbyterian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Waten, Judah Leon (friend) Hardy, Francis Joseph (friend)
Occupation*	gardener (1928-1969) Victoria, Australia short story writer (1930-1990) Victoria, Australia communist (1935-1998) Victoria, Australia wharf labourer (1939-1949) Victoria, Australia novelist (1945-1950) Victoria, Australia essayist (1948-1990) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Commonwealth Literary Fund (recipient, 1946) Commonwealth Literary Fund (recipient, 1949) Gold Medal (Australian Literature Society) (recipient, 1963) Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 1986) Australia Council (Literature Board) (emeritus fellowship, 1987) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1989) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1989)
Key Organisations*	Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) (honorary secretary, 1950-1960) Melbourne Realist Writer's Group (member, 1950-1965)
Political Activism*	Communist Party (Vic) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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