Author and scriptwriter who experienced hardship and discrimination after her marriage to a Japanese pianist.
Milestone
Born
Sydney
09 Oct 1912
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Kata experienced internment in Japan, and discrimination after her return to Australia, after she married a Japanese musician just before World War II. Returning to Sydney, she became a successful novelist and scriptwriter.
