![]() ![]() McCullough’s death was announced just as the major newspapers were about to go to press. There’s no word yet on the identity of the sexist jerk who supposedly wrote this. ![]() According to Crikey, a popular Australian e-magazine, McCullough’s obituary had actually been written years earlier by a male obituary writer who has since passed away himself. In this day and age, it would seem inconceivable that something this outrageously degrading and sexist could have gotten past all of the checks and balances of any halfway reputable newspaper before it went to press. ![]() Plain of feature, and certainly overweight, she was, nevertheless, a woman of wit and warmth.” “COLLEEN McCullough, Australia’s best selling author, was a charmer. When readers turned to of The Australian’s “A Plus” section this morning, they were greeted with this: Colleen McCullough holding a copy of “The Thorn Birds” in 1977 (courtesy The Australian) ![]()
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