Peter Corris

Australian writer

Peter Robert Corris (8 May 1942 – 30 August 2018) was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he was described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-writing", particularly for his Cliff Hardy novels.

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Peter Corris was born on Friday, 8 May 1942 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia. He was best known as a journalist. Corris' country of citizenship (nationality) was Australian. He died on Thursday, 30 August 2018 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the age of 76. His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

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Date of birth	8 May 1942	edit
Place of birth	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	edit
Date of death	30 August 2018	edit
Age	76 (age at death)
Place of death	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	edit
Occupation	Writer	edit
Occupation category	Journalist	edit
Nationality	Australian	edit

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