Sylvia Lawson was born in Sydney, Australia in 1932. She was an author, journalist, and film critic. Her books included The Archibald Paradox: A Strange Case of Authorship, How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia, The Outside Story, and Demanding the Impossible: Essays on Resistance. Her writings appeared in several publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Daily Mirror, Nation, and Inside Story. She died in November 2017 at the age of 84.
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