Thea Astley
Thea Beatrice May Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education – primary, secondary and tertiary.
25 August 1925
Born on the same birth date (25 August 1925): Stepas Butautas
Born on the same birth day (25 August): Adam Warren (baseball) • Frederick Forsyth • Jimmy Hannan • John Neal (writer) • Marvin Harrison • Maxim Kontsevich • Rijkman Groenink • Tom Hollander • Virginia Euwer Wolff
Born in the same month (August 1925): Anis Mansour • Bill Pinkney • Brian Aldiss • Claude Gauvreau • Dale Bumpers • Donald Symington • Etelka Keserű • Guillermo Cano Isaza • Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt • Jack Hirshleifer • John McCormack (ice hockey) • Jorge Rafael Videla • Laurent de Brunhoff • Moran Campbell • Norris McWhirter • Pyotr Todorovsky • Robert Mulligan • Russell Baker • Stepas Butautas