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Lillian Roxon


 

Lillian Roxon (1932-1973) was a noted Australian journalist and author. She was born Lillian Ropschitz in Savano, Italy. Her family, originally from Lvov in Poland, moved to the coastal town of Alassio in Italy, where Lillian was born. Because the Ropschitz family were Jewish, they migrated to Australia in 1937 to escape the rise of fascism, and they settled in Brisbane. Shortly after their arrival, the family anglicised their names; the surname Roxon was Lillian's suggestion.

References

  • Milliken, Robert Mother Of Rock (Melbourne, Black Inc. 2002) ISBN 1863951393