Murray Bail

Novelist, Author

1941 –

30

Who is Murray Bail?

Murray Bail is an Australian writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction.

He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He has lived most of his life in Australia except for sojourns in India and England and Europe. He currently lives in Sydney.

He was trustee of the National Gallery of Australia from 1976 to 1981, and wrote a book on Australian artist Ian Fairweather.

A portrait of Bail by the artist Fred Williams is hung in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. The portrait was done while both Williams and Bail were Council members of the National Gallery of Australia.

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Born
Sep 22, 1941
Adelaide
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  • Australia
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on July 23, 2013

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