"There’s a version of Lindsay’s life story that is defined by the men in her life. She was the daughter of a judge and the granddaughter of a state governor. She was married to painter , the director of the between 1942 and 1956, and later knighted for his services to the arts. Novelist was her cousin, was her drawing teacher and her friend launched Picnic at Hanging Rock."
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Women born in the 19th centuryPeople from MelbourneNovelists from AustraliaPoets from AustraliaPainters from Australia
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Joan Lindsay
(16 November 1896 – 23 December 1984) was an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and visual artist. She is famous for her 1967 novel '.
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