Margaret Frances Carnegie AO (14 March 1910 – 5 August 2002) was an Australian writer, art patron and collector.
Margaret Frances Carnegie was born in Melbourne on 14 March 1910, daughter of Henry George Allen and Amelia Burberry. [1] She was educated at Lauriston Girls' School and then a finishing school in Switzerland. [2] She married Douglas Howard Carnegie on 11 March 1931 at Scots' Church, Melbourne. [3]
Desmond Digby's portrait of Carnegie was a finalist for the 1966 Archibald Prize. It was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1991. [4]
The 1976 film, Mad Dog Morgan, was based on her book, Morgan: The Bold Bushranger. [5]
Carnegie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1985 Australia Day Honours. [6] She was promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to art, literature and to local history". [7]
Carnegie was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. [8] [9] The university holds the Margaret Carnegie Collection of Australiana within its archives. [10]
Carnegie died on 5 August 2002. [11] She was predeceased by her husband in 1998. [2] Her son, Roderick Carnegie, and three daughters survived her. [11]
Margaret Frances Carnegie AO (14 March 1910 – 5 August 2002) was an Australian writer, art patron and collector.
Margaret Frances Carnegie was born in Melbourne on 14 March 1910, daughter of Henry George Allen and Amelia Burberry. [1] She was educated at Lauriston Girls' School and then a finishing school in Switzerland. [2] She married Douglas Howard Carnegie on 11 March 1931 at Scots' Church, Melbourne. [3]
Desmond Digby's portrait of Carnegie was a finalist for the 1966 Archibald Prize. It was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1991. [4]
The 1976 film, Mad Dog Morgan, was based on her book, Morgan: The Bold Bushranger. [5]
Carnegie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1985 Australia Day Honours. [6] She was promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to art, literature and to local history". [7]
Carnegie was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. [8] [9] The university holds the Margaret Carnegie Collection of Australiana within its archives. [10]
Carnegie died on 5 August 2002. [11] She was predeceased by her husband in 1998. [2] Her son, Roderick Carnegie, and three daughters survived her. [11]