Alan Edward Mulgan OBE (18 May 1881 – 29 August 1962) was a New Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster. He was born in Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, of Protestant Irish parents,[1] on 18 May 1881,[2] and died in Lower Hutt.
Alan Mulgan | |
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.jpg) Mulgan in 1926 | |
| Born | 18 May 1881 Katikati, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 August 1962 (aged 81) Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Known for | Journalist, writer and broadcaster |
| Spouse | Marguerita Blomfield Pickmere |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Edward Mulgan (father) John Mulgan (son) |
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In 1935, Mulgan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3] In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, journalism and broadcasting.[4]
His father was Edward Ker Mulgan. Alan's elder son John Mulgan was also a writer and journalist.
Published works edit
- The New Zealand Citizen: An Elementary Account of the Citizen's Rights and Duties and the Work of Government (with E.K. Mulgan) (1914, and later editions)
- Three Plays of New Zealand (1922)
- Maori & Pakeha: A History of New Zealand (with A.W. Shrimpton) (1922, and later editions)
- The English of the Line and Other Verses (1925)
- New Zealand, Country and People: An Account of the Country and Its People (with Constance Clyde) (1925, and later editions)
- Home: A New Zealander's Adventure (1927, and later editions)
- Golden Wedding (1932)
- Spur of Morning (1934)
- Building in New Zealand: The Architect and His Service (1934)
- A Pilgrim's Way in New Zealand (1935)
- Aldebaran and Other Verses (1937)
- The City of the Strait: Wellington and Its Province: A Centennial History (1939)
- First with the Sun (1939)
- Literature and Authorship in New Zealand (1943)
- From Track to Highway: A Short History of New Zealand (1944)
- Literature and Landscape in New Zealand (1946)
- Pastoral New Zealand: Its Riches and Its People: A Descriptive Survey of the Dominion's Farming (1946)
- The Māori in Picture: A Brief Survey of Māori Life Past and Present (1948)
- A Book of Australian and New Zealand Verse (edited, with Walter Murdoch) (1950)
- New Zealand Railways: Romance and Story (1954)
- The Making of a New Zealander (1958)
- Great Days in New Zealand Writing (1962)
- Golden Wedding, and Other Poems (1964)
References edit
- ^ John O'Leary, Alan Mulgan 1881-1962, p32, Kōtare 7, no. 2 (2008)
- ^ Jones, Lawrence. "Alan Edward Mulgan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.
External links edit
- Alan E. Mulgan's Australian theatre credits at AusStage
- [1] Catalogue of National Library of New Zealand
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