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Colleen McCullough died today

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Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:02:10


"SYDNEY (AP) — Best-selling Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose novel "The Thorn Birds" sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness.

McCullough died Thursday in a hospital on remote Norfolk Island, HarperCollins Australia publishing director Shona Martyn said in a statement.

McCullough had continued producing books despite a string of health and eyesight problems by using dictation, Martyn said.

"Ever quick-witted and direct, we looked forward to her visits from Norfolk Island and the arrival of each new manuscript delivered in hard copy in custom-made maroon manuscript boxes inscribed with her name," Martyn said.

McCullough wrote 25 novels throughout her career. Her final book "Bittersweet" was released in 2013.

Her first novel "Tim" was published in 1974. It became a movie starring Mel Gibson, who played a young, intellectually disabled handyman who had a romance with a middle-aged woman.

Her second novel, "The Thorn Birds," published in 1977, became a U.S. television mini-series in 1983 starring Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward and Christopher Plummer. The Outback melodrama about a priest's struggle between church and love won four Golden Globe awards.

During the 1980s, she wrote love stories including "An Indecent Obsession" and "The Ladies of Missalonghi."

Her historical seven-novel series "Masters of Rome" was published from 1990 to 2007.

McCullough was born in the town of Wellington in New South Wales state on June 1, 1937. The family moved to the state capital, Sydney, where she began studying at Sydney University to become a medical doctor until she discovered that she had an allergic reaction to the antiseptic soap that surgeons use to scrub.

She switched her studies to neuroscience and spent 10 years as a researcher at Yale Medical School in the United States. She established the neurophysiology department at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital.

She lived as an author in the United States and London before settling on Norfolk Island, a former British penal colony in the Pacific Ocean which became home to descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers.

In 1983 she married one of those descendants, Ric Robinson, who survives her."

Colleen McCullough died today


@malachithornsburg

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:05:21


At 1/29/15 09:03 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Never heard of her, but my condolences..

Heard of who?


@malachithornsburg

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:07:38


At 1/29/15 09:06 PM, Monster-64 wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:05 PM, orpheusftw wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:03 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Never heard of her, but my condolences..
Heard of who?
Colleen McCullough

What the fuck are you talking about?


@malachithornsburg

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:10:31


At 1/29/15 09:08 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Your titles says Colleen died today. Unless if I'm falling for bait, in which case, hardy hardy har har.

Oh... I'm thinking this is my other thread.


@malachithornsburg

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:16:07


honestly, it's just another person out of billions.

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:43:51


RIP person I do not know.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 21:56:13


At 1/29/15 09:16 PM, w00tw00 wrote: honestly, it's just another person out of billions.

thats what ur mom is gonna say when you die if you keep up that attitude u beef jerky


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 23:30:57


At 1/29/15 09:10 PM, orpheusftw wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:08 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Your titles says Colleen died today. Unless if I'm falling for bait, in which case, hardy hardy har har.
Oh... I'm thinking this is my other thread.

*applause*


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-29 23:53:38


At 1/29/15 09:10 PM, orpheusftw wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:08 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Your titles says Colleen died today. Unless if I'm falling for bait, in which case, hardy hardy har har.
Oh... I'm thinking this is my other thread.

Dumbass.

Next time don't lose track of your own thread if it's even possible.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 00:27:18


At 1/29/15 11:58 PM, Monster-64 wrote:
At 1/29/15 11:53 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:
Next time don't lose track of your own thread if it's even possible.
Also, why the fuck did he change his icon to Xenomit's?

Your guess is as good as mine.

With that said, when it comes to the thread, I had no idea who Colleen McCullough is but from what I read, she has a very successful life so kudos to her I guess.

I'm sure she'll be missed.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 00:40:29


At 1/29/15 11:58 PM, Monster-64 wrote:
At 1/29/15 11:53 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:
Next time don't lose track of your own thread if it's even possible.
Also, why the fuck did he change his icon to Xenomit's?

Oh I get it. This is his alt.

Crown me!

Oldskies lmao

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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 00:42:43


Why does every famous person's death have to be posted on NG? We'll see the news within the first five minutes we open our browsers.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 01:04:03


At 1/30/15 12:56 AM, Zachary wrote:
At 1/30/15 12:41 AM, Monster-64 wrote: @Zachary is OP an alt?
Everyone on the BBS is an alt.

Soylent green is people.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 01:09:24


At 1/29/15 11:53 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:10 PM, orpheusftw wrote:
At 1/29/15 09:08 PM, Monster-64 wrote: Your titles says Colleen died today. Unless if I'm falling for bait, in which case, hardy hardy har har.
Oh... I'm thinking this is my other thread.
Dumbass.

Next time don't lose track of your own thread if it's even possible.

have you seen this dude's videos on youtube? he's probably fucked on lsd.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 01:15:15


At 1/30/15 01:09 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

Next time don't lose track of your own thread if it's even possible.
have you seen this dude's videos on youtube? he's probably fucked on lsd.

Just looked up his post history.

Explains just about enough for me after reading just few posts.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 07:53:14


RIP

Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-30 18:37:05


At 1/30/15 12:42 AM, Avery wrote: Why does every famous person's death have to be posted on NG? We'll see the news within the first five minutes we open our browsers.

We want to share our own opinions on this forum.


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Response to Colleen McCullough died today 2015-01-31 10:38:51


I once read this on a tabloid's headline:
"TRAGEDY STRIKES ENTIRE WORLD, MILLIONS DIED YESTERDAY"