Gabrielle Carey Net Worth 2023, Age, Husband, Children, Height, Family, Parents, Death

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Introduction

Gabrielle Carey was an Australian writer noted for the teen novel, Puberty Blues, which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette. This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was written by teenagers.

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Carey became a senior lecturer in the Creative Writing program at the University of Technology Sydney, studying James Joyce and Randolph Stow. She was a freelance writer, writing occasional articles for The Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers.

Bio

Name	Gabrielle Carey
Net Worth	$5 million
Occupation	Author
Age	64 years
Height	1.68m

Gabrielle Carey net worth

Gabrielle Carey was born on January 10, 1959, until her death on May 3, 2023, at the age of 64 years. She is the daughter of Australian parents and was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was raised in an atheist, humanist household. Her father was Alex Carey.

Career

Gabrielle Carey met Kathy Lette at the age of 12 while still at school and they became best friends. Both left school early (Carey at 15 and Lette a year later) against the wishes of their families.

Gabrielle Carey left home and shared a flat together and wrote Puberty Blues, which was based on the lives of young male surfers in Sydney and their girlfriends. The novel shocked many people by its graphic description of teenage behavior.

Carey and Lette also wrote a column for the Sun Herald, under the name “The Salami Sisters”. Once the book was published Carey and Lette separated and their lives moved in different directions. In 1981, Bruce Beresford directed a film adaptation of the novel.

A telefilm version of Carey’s autobiographical book, Just Us, an account of her relationship with Parramatta Gaol prisoner, Terry Haley, was made in 1986. It was directed by Gordon Glenn from a screenplay by Ted Roberts.

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While in Ireland in the mid-1980s, she converted to the Catholic faith, becoming convinced of the importance of spirituality in everyday life. After a year in Ireland she left and for several years lived in a small village in Mexico, returning to Australia in the early 1990s.

Her 2020 book, Only Happiness Here, was shortlisted for the 2021 Nib Literary Award. Her remarkable achievements earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips.

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Gabrielle Carey was one of the richest and most influential authors in Australia. Gabrielle Carey stood at an appealing height of 1.68m and had a good body weight which suited her personality.

Husband

Gabrielle Carey was married to her husband Peter Templeton and they had a daughter and a son. She lived in Sydney and at her death after a brief period of illness, which was announced on 4 May 2023, she was working as a lecturer in writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.