Jack Lindsay

Jack Lindsay

BornJohn Lindsay
(1900-10-20)20 October 1900
Melbourne, Colony of Victoria (now Victoria, Australia)
Died8 March 1990(1990-03-08) (aged 89)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • biographer
  • translator
  • essayist
  • editor
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovels, plays, short stories, non-fiction
Literary movementRealism
Notable awardsOrder of the Badge of Honour (USSR, 1967)
Member of the Order of Australia (Australia, 1981)
Spouse
Janet
(m. 1922)
PartnerAnn Davies (from 1943, d.1954)
Website
jacklindsayproject.com

John Lindsay AM, FRSL (20 October 1900 – 8 March 1990) was an Australian-born writer. He was born in Melbourne, but spent his formative years in Brisbane. He was the eldest son of Norman Lindsay and brother of author Philip Lindsay.