Erle Cox (15 August 1873 – 20 November 1950) was an Australian journalist and science fiction writer.
Erle Cox | |
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Born | Erle Cox 15 August 1873 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 20 November 1950 Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia | (aged 77)
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | science fiction |
Notable works | Out of the Silence |
Cox was born at Emerald Hill, Victoria, on 15 August 1873, the second son of Ross Cox, who had emigrated from his native Dublin as a youth during the early gold rush days of the 1850s. He was educated at Castlemaine Grammar School and Melbourne Grammar School. Following school, Cox worked as a wine-grower near Rutherglen, Victoria, before moving to Tasmania. On 24 December 1901 he married Mary Ellen Kilborn and some time later the couple settled in Melbourne.[1]
In 1921, Cox joined the editorial staff of The Argus newspaper as a writer of special articles and book reviewer under the pen name 'The Chiel'; later he was the principal movie critic. In 1946 he joined the staff of The Age after being given notice from The Argus.[1]
Cox died in 1950 after a long illness.
Three early works were published in the Lone Hand Magazine: Reprieve, Diplomacy and The Social Code.