Life Summary

Name	Michael Montague Cannon
Alternative Names	Melbourne Spy
Born	17 August, 1929 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	24 February, 2022 (aged 92)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Ryan, Peter (work colleague)
Education *	Cobden High School (Vic) (student, 1942-1943) Camperdown High School (Vic) (student, 1944-1945) Geelong College (Vic) (student, 1945-1946)
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1947-1955) Victoria, Australia magazine/journal editor (1955-1959) Victoria, Australia bookseller (1963-1970) Victoria, Australia historian (general) (1963-1998) Victoria, Australia journalist (1963-1990) Victoria, Australia newspaper editor (1969-1981) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Barbara Ramsden award (Fellowship of Australian Writers) (recipient) Emeritus Award for Literature (Australia Council) (recipient, 1996)
Workplaces *	Age (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist) Herald (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1947-1948) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (journalist, 1948) Family Circle (magazine) (editor, 1955-1959) Nation Review newspaper (journalist, 1963) Melbourne University Publishing (associate director, 1965) Sunday Observer (Melbourne) newspaper (editor, 1969-1971) Sunday Review (Melbourne) newspaper (editor, 1970-1971) Nation Review newspaper (editor, 1972-1981)

* Dates are approximate

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