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He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Canberra in October Courtenay said he was never interested in longevity, and predicted that his work would one day disappear like "footsteps on a beach". My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor.
I just happen to be an author. After more than two decades of penning best-selling novels, Courtenay — the writer — has left a set of footsteps that will take a mighty tide to wash away. Courtenay is survived by his second wife Christine Gee and his children Adam and Brett. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
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The illegitimate son of a dressmaker mother, Courtenay was born Aug. Part of his childhood was spent in an orphanage. By age 17, he was working in the dangerous copper mines of what is now Zimbabwe.
He eventually saved enough money to make his way to Britain, where he studied journalism in London. He met an Australian, Benita Solomon, and married her in after moving to her hometown of Sydney. The pair divorced in Courtenay began a career in advertising with McCann-Erickson in Sydney, rising quickly to become creative director, then repeated the ascent at J. Australian author Bryce Courtenay, best known for his novel The Power of One , has died with his family and pets by his side.
He was Courtenay did not let his fight with stomach cancer slow him down, with his final book, Jack of Diamonds , was released only 11 days ago by Penguin.
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