Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame

This was how I first met Shane, the stunning daughter of two world renowned authors, Charmian Clift (published author and regular columnist in The Australian) and George Johnston (author of My.. Nor did she want to offend any surviving family or close friends of the Johnstons, for the Clift-Johnston legacy has already cast a dark shadow over the succeeding generation: their daughter Shane.


Charmian Clift Kiama Library

Charmian Clift Kiama Library


Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame

Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame


'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dies at 73 New Straits Times Malaysia General

'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dies at 73 New Straits Times Malaysia General


Charmian Clift and Johnston's Hydra House YouTube

Charmian Clift and Johnston's Hydra House YouTube


Charmian Clift Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Charmian Clift Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia


oz.Typewriter The Typewriter, Considered as a BeeTrap The Fated Johnstons

oz.Typewriter The Typewriter, Considered as a BeeTrap The Fated Johnstons


The 50th anniversary of ‘My Brother Jack’ The Monthly

The 50th anniversary of ‘My Brother Jack’ The Monthly


Charmian Clift no es la Sylvia Plath australiana Cultura EL PAÍS

Charmian Clift no es la Sylvia Plath australiana Cultura EL PAÍS


Martin Johnston Ligature

Martin Johnston Ligature


Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame

Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame


ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly Charmian Clift, Johnston and Leonard Cohen, 1960s

ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly Charmian Clift, Johnston and Leonard Cohen, 1960s


Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame

Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame


Searching for Charmian The Daughter Charmian Clift Gave Away Discovers the Mother She Never

Searching for Charmian The Daughter Charmian Clift Gave Away Discovers the Mother She Never


A new play tells the story of Johnston and Charmian Clift's time on the Greek island of

A new play tells the story of Johnston and Charmian Clift's time on the Greek island of


Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame

Charmian Clift The Australian Media Hall of Fame


Charmian Clift’s island odyssey revisited The Australian

Charmian Clift’s island odyssey revisited The Australian


best pictures of charmian carr (the sounds of music Liesl) Sound of music characters, Sound

best pictures of charmian carr (the sounds of music Liesl) Sound of music characters, Sound


Charmian Clift’s island odyssey revisited The Australian

Charmian Clift’s island odyssey revisited The Australian


Charmian Clift, Johnston, Leonard Cohen and friends Hydra circa 1960. (Paul Genoni photo

Charmian Clift, Johnston, Leonard Cohen and friends Hydra circa 1960. (Paul Genoni photo


The World of Charmian Clift (1970) The Neglected Books Page

The World of Charmian Clift (1970) The Neglected Books Page

But Johnston wrote these books under the nom de plume Shane Martin. George Johnston had married his second wife, the Australian writer Charmian Clift in 1947 and his pseudonym was made up of the names of their daughter, Shane, and son, Martin. The couple's third child, Jason, was born in 1956.. Johnston and Clift's daughter Shane suicided in 1974. Johnston's daughter by his first marriage, Gae, fatally overdosed in 1988. Martin died of alcoholism aged 42 in 1990.