Elizabeth KataElizabeth Katai(A29379 works by) Born:Established:1912Sydney,New South Wales,;Died:Ceased:4 Sep 1998Mosman,Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area,Sydney Northeastern Suburbs,Sydney,New South Wales,
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Born of Scottish parents in Australia, Elizabeth Kata spent a decade from 1937 living in Tokyo after marrying into a Japanese family. As well as writing for television, Kata spent two years in Hollywood as a scriptwriter. Her first novel Be Ready with Bells and Drums (1961) was produced as a film, A Patch of Blue, that won a Writers' Guild of America award in 1965.
