Lawlor, Pat, 1893-1979
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Sources of Information
- Wellington in verse and picture, 1940.
- The mystery of Maata, a Katherine Mansfield novel, 1946t.p. (P.A. Lawlor)
- Murphy's moa and other Xmas sketches, 1936t.p. (Pat Lawlor)
- New Zealand book-plates, 1948t.p.(Shibli Bagarag)
- NZ files, June 8, 2004(hdg.: Lawlor, Pat, 1893-1979; real name of Christopher Penn)
- NZ database, June 8, 2004(usage: Pat Lawlor, Patrick Lawlor, Patrick A. Lawlor, P.A. Lawlor, Shibli Bagarag)
- Lawlor, Patrick Anthony 1893 - 1979; Journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer, Catholic layman; born on 12 February 1893 in Wellington; he wrote prolifically, frequently over the pen-name Shibli Bagarag; A diary recording his memories of sermons he had heard at the monastery was published over the pseudonym Christopher Penn; died in Auckland on 19 January 1979; article refer's to him as Pat and a street in Wellington "Pat Lawlor Close" is named in his honor ( (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, viewed Jan. 19, 2010) )
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Wikipedia description:
Patrick Anthony Lawlor (12 February 1893 – 19 January 1979) was a New Zealand journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer and Catholic layman. He was born and died in Wellington, New Zealand. In 1958 he urged the restoration of Katherine Mansfield's birthplace; by then divided into two rundown flats, but now preserved as the Katherine Mansfield House and Garden. In the 1976 New Year Honours, Lawlor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to literature and the community.
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