Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1956) Winner
Alan McCrae Moorehead
アラン・マククレー・ムーアヘッド
Aran Makukurē Muāheddo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1910-07-22 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
- Died
- 1983-09-29 （London, England, United Kingdom） age 73
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Australia → England (from 1937) → Italy
Career
- Occupations
- war correspondent, author, historian, journalist
- Active Years
- 1937-1983
- Influenced
- Ernest Hemingway (in comparison), Bernard Montgomery
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch College, Melbourne | — | General Education | — | 1920年代 | Australia |
| University of Melbourne | Faculty of Arts | Department of Literature | Bachelor of Arts | 1930年代初頭 | Australia |
Scotch College, Melbourne
General Education
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
Australia
Secondary education
University of Melbourne
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1930年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
Australia
BA obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Duff Cooper Memorial Award | Gallipoli | — | Duff Cooper Prize | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Sunday Times Award | Gallipoli | — | The Sunday Times | 受賞 |
| — | Officer of the Order of Australia | — | — | Government of Australia | 受賞 |
| 1946 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
Duff Cooper Memorial Award
1956
Work:
Gallipoli
Organization:
Duff Cooper Prize
Result:
受賞
Sunday Times Award
1956
Work:
Gallipoli
Organization:
The Sunday Times
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of Australia
Organization:
Government of Australia
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1946
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The White Nile
1960 Historical Non-fictionHistory of 19th-century Nile exploration
ExplorationImperialism
The Blue Nile
1962 Historical Non-fictionExploration of the Blue Nile
ExplorationAfrican History
Gallipoli
1956 HistoryGallipoli Campaign in WWI
WarLessons from Failure
African Trilogy
1945 War MemoirNorth African Campaign diaries
World War IIWar Reporting
Bibliography
- Mediterranean Front
- A Year of Battle
- The End in Africa
- African Trilogy
- Eclipse
- Montgomery: A Biography
- The White Nile
- The Blue Nile
- Cooper's Creek
- Gallipoli
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid war reportingIntegration of global contextAccessible non-fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Exploration and adventureTragedies of warHistorical figures
Health
-
Headaches and Stroke1966年以降Affected writing career, assisted by wife in editing
Legacy
Renowned war correspondent and author of Nile exploration histories; works still in print. Papers at National Library of Australia.
Archives
- National Library of Australia
In Popular Culture
- Daughter Caroline Moorehead is an author
Quotes
-
His copy was world-famous at the time and has stayed good; he was a far better reporter on combat than his friend Ernest Hemingway.
Source: Clive James, Cultural Amnesia (2007)
Trivia
- Renowned for WWII coverage in North Africa.
- Wife Lucy assisted in editing posthumous works.