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词条 Andrea Stretton
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2012}}{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}Andrea Stretton (11 March 1952 – 16 November 2007) was an Australian arts journalist and television presenter. She was known as a major advocate for the arts in Australia.[1]

Career

Andrea Stretton began her major network broadcasting career in 1985 when she took a job with SBS Radio.[1] She remained at SBS television and radio for more than a decade. She also worked as a series editor and presenter for the SBS television programs The Book Show and Masterpiece.[1]

Stretton went on to present on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday Afternoon, a network arts program, from 1998 until 2001.[1]

Stretton's interest in the arts also extended into the publishing world as a long time book reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald.[5] She was a contributing book editor for Art & Australia Magazine.[1] She was also a well-known figure at Australian writers' festivals,[1] including the Sydney Writers Week.[8]

She was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters in 2002 by the government of France for her contributions to the arts.[1] She was the creative director of the 1998 and 1999 Olympic arts festivals.[2]

Death

Andrea Stretton died of lung cancer at Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick on 16 November 2007 at the age of 55.[3] She was survived by her partner Alan, her son, and her granddaughter.[1]

Her funeral, which was held at St Canice's Roman Catholic Church in Sydney, included readings from the Tibetan Book of the Dead and T. S. Eliot.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite news|first= |last= |title=Andrea Stretton dies of cancer |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22774999-29277,00.html |work=News.co.au |publisher= |date=17 November 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119133113/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C22774999-29277%2C00.html |archivedate=19 November 2007 }}
2. ^{{cite news |first=David |last=Marr|title= Farewell to broadcaster loved by writers and readers |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/farewell-to-broadcaster-loved-by-writers-and-readers/2007/11/23/1195753304570.html |work= Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= |date=24 November 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}
3. ^{{cite news |first=Sheila|last=Browne|title= Tributes flow for 'Guardian Angel'|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/arts-journalist-stretton-dies/2007/11/17/1194767020221.html |work= Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= |date=19 November 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}
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