Kristin Williamson Kristin Williamson i(A21990 works by) (a.k.a. Kristin Ingrid Williamson; Kristin Lofven Williamson)
Born: Established: 1940 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Swedish ; Irish
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Kristin Williamson is of mixed Anglo-Irish and Scandinavian descent; her father was a Swede. Williamson was awarded a BA (Hons) in History and worked as an actor, taught Drama in high schools and lectured in Drama and English at Melbourne State College in Victoria. She moved to Sydney in 1979, and in the 1980s wrote features for the National Times and was a columnist for the Times on Sunday. Williamson moved to Noosa Heads in Queensland in the 1990s. As well as works of fiction and biography, Williamson wrote The Last Bastion (1984) on Australia's engagement in World War II, and a biographical study, Brothers to Us: The Story of a Remarkable Family's Fight against Apartheid (1997). With her husband David Williamson (q.v.) she co-wrote the screenplay for the film Princess Kate.

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  • Correct spelling: Williamson, Kristin Löfvén
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