Colleen McCullough
June 01, 1937 – January 29, 2015
Place of Birth:
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Place of Death:
Norfolk Island, Australia
Colleen Margaretta McCullough (məˈkʌlə; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 1937 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and The Ladies of Missalonghi, the latter of which was involved in a plagiarism controversy.