Colleen McCullough, author of The Thorn Birds, dies. By Susan Wyndham. Updated January 29, 2015 — 8.57pm first published at 5.35pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

Colleen McCullough was born on June 1, 1937, the first child of Jim, a Belfast cane-cutter, and his New Zealand-born wife, Laurie. Their 1932 marriage had soured almost immediately; ...

Australian author Colleen McCullough has died at age 77 after a long illness. McCullough died Thursday in a hospital on remote Norfolk Island, Shona Martyn, publishing director for HarperCollins ...