De Groen, Alma (1941–)
De Groen, Alma (1941–)
Australian playwright. Born Alma Margaret Mathers, Sept 5, 1941, in Foxton, New Zealand; dau. of Archibald Mathers and Eileen Vertongen.
Immigrated to Australia (1964) and traveled to England, France, and Canada; returned to Australia (1973) and worked in theater and tv; works include The Joss Adams Show, The Sweat-proof Boy (1972), The After Life of Arthur Craven (1973), Chidley (1977), Perfectly All Right (1977), Vocations (1983), Man of Letters (1984), The Rivers of China (1987) and The Girl Who Saw Everything (1993). Received Australian Writers' Guild Award and Premier's Literary Award (NSW and Victoria, 1988).
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