Colin Simpson (Australian journalist)
Edwin Colin Simpson | |
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| Born | Edwin Colin Simpson 4 November 1908 Petersham, Australia |
| Died | 8 February 1983 (aged 74) Kirribilli, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Colin Simpson |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author and traveller |
Edwin Colin Simpson OBE (4 November 1908 – 8 February 1983), known professionally by his pen name Colin Simpson, was an Australian journalist, author and traveller. After a successful career as a journalist with Sydney newspapers and a writer of radio documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, he became a freelance writer of "popular travel books" which sold more than half a million copies. He was "instrumental in securing the Public Lending Right legislation" for Australian authors.