Jean Watson (writer)
Jean Catherine Watson ONZM (28 October 1933 – 28 December 2014) was a New Zealand novelist and humanitarian. She is notable for her first novel Stand in the Rain (1966) and for her work with an orphanage in southern India, which is the subject of the documentary Aunty and the Star People. Stand in the Rain is, in part, about her marriage to New Zealand author Barry Crump.
Jean Watson ONZM | |
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| Born | Jean Catherine Watson 28 October 1933 Northland, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 December 2014 (aged 81) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Stand in the Rain (1966) |
| Spouse | Barry Crump |
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