Leigh Redhead [SEP] place of birth
Leigh Redhead
Leigh Redhead, born 18 November 1971, in Adelaide, South Australia is an Australian mystery writer.
She is best known as the creator of the character Simone Kirsch, a stripper who leaves the sex industry to become a private investigator. Redhead drew upon her own experiences as a stripper in creating the character.
Awards.
- Sydney Morning Herald's 2005 Best Young Australian Novelists - for "Peepshow"
- Sydney Morning Herald's 2006 Best Young Australian Novelists - for "Rubdown"
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year of death.
Unknown date
- Helen Darville, novelist
- Libby Hart, poet
- John Mateer, poet and author
- Leigh Redhead, novelist
Deaths.
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1971 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 3 February – Richard Harry Graves, poet and novelist (