Douglas Wilkie
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Douglas Wilkie was a respected columnist for The Sun News-Pictorial
(Australia
). The son of travelling Shakespearean actors Allan Wilkie
and Frediswyde Hunter-Watts, he began his newspaper career as a copy boy with the Hobart Mercury
. This period was followed by Sir Keith Murdoch
appointing him as Geelong correspondent for The Herald. Wilkie is best remembered for his political commentary for the The Sun News-Pictorial
for which he wrote during 1946-1986.
The Sun News-Pictorial
The Sun News-Pictorial, commonly known as The Sun, was a morning daily tabloid newspaper in Melbourne, Australia established in 1922 and closed in 1990.It was part of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd stable of Melbourne newspapers...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
). The son of travelling Shakespearean actors Allan Wilkie
Allan Wilkie
Allan Wilkie was an English Shakespearean actor of Scottish descent noted for his career in Australia.Born in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, he was educated at Liverpool High School and went to work in a merchant's office but became infatuated with the theatre after experiencing a performance by Osmond...
and Frediswyde Hunter-Watts, he began his newspaper career as a copy boy with the Hobart Mercury
The Mercury (Hobart)
The Mercury is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by Davies Brothers Pty Ltd, part of News Limited and News Corporation...
. This period was followed by Sir Keith Murdoch
Keith Murdoch
Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch was an Australian journalist and the father of Rupert Murdoch, the CEO and Chairman of News Corp.-Life and career:Murdoch was born in Melbourne in 1885, the son of Annie and the Rev...
appointing him as Geelong correspondent for The Herald. Wilkie is best remembered for his political commentary for the The Sun News-Pictorial
The Sun News-Pictorial
The Sun News-Pictorial, commonly known as The Sun, was a morning daily tabloid newspaper in Melbourne, Australia established in 1922 and closed in 1990.It was part of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd stable of Melbourne newspapers...
for which he wrote during 1946-1986.
Sources
- Obituary, Herald Sun, 11 April 2002.
- Obituary, The Age, 18 April 2002.