Janet Frame

Quick Facts

Full Name	Janet Frame
Occupation	Poet
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1924(1924-08-28)
Age	100
Date Of Death	2004-01-29
Birthplace	Dunedin
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Otago
Horoscope	Leo

Janet Frame Biography

Janet Frame is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on August 28, 1924 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. She is a New Zealand-born poet, novelist, and author. Her works include Owls Do Cry, The Pocket Mirror, and The Pocket Mirror. She was awarded the Hubert Church Prose Award.

These three autobiographies were the inspiration for the 1990 film An Angel at My Table (directed by Jane).

She was one of five children born to a New Zealand family of Scottish descent.

Janet Frame Net Worth

Janet Frame is one of the richest Poet from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Janet Frame 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1943, she enrolled in a teacher-training course at Dunedin College of Education. Her debut novel, The Lagoon and Other Stories, won her a national literary award.

She was afflicted by schizophrenia and managed to avoid a lobotomy.

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Who is Janet Frame Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Janet Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Janet Frame celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Janet Frame

1. Janet Frame was a celebrated New Zealand author.
2. She wrote 13 novels, 5 collections of short stories and a poetry collection.
3. Her most famous work is the autobiographical trilogy “To the Is-Land”.
4. Frame suffered from mental illness and was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.
5. She narrowly avoided undergoing a lobotomy in the 1950s.
6. In 1989, she received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for fiction.
7. Frame’s works have been translated into more than 20 languages.
8. She was awarded numerous literary awards during her lifetime.
9. The film adaptation of her novel “An Angel at My Table” won critical acclaim.
10. A museum dedicated to her life and work opened in Dunedin in 2017.

Did Janet Frame have a lobotomy?

Janet Frame ONZ CBE
Notable works| An Angel at My Table
Website
janetframe.org.nz

What happened to Janet frames brother?

Her brother, Bruddie, whose epilepsy brought on episodes of violent rage increased by his father’s mockery, sought escape in alcohol. One afternoon when Janet was 13, her older sister, Myrtle, a strong swimmer, was discovered drowned in the Oamaru Public Baths.

What is Janet Frame known for?

Janet Frame, in full Janet Paterson Frame Clutha, (born August 28, 1924, Dunedin, New Zealand—died January 29, 2004, Dunedin), leading New Zealand writer of novels, short fiction, and poetry. Her works were noted for their explorations of alienation and isolation.

Did Janet Frame marry and have children?

Born Janet Patterson Frame on August 28, 1924, in Dunedin, New Zealand; third of five children of Lottie Clarice Godfrey (a dental nurse and housemaid until her children were born) and George Samuel Frame (a railway worker); attended public school before entering Dunedin Training College for teachers and Otago …

What's a lobotomy do?

A lobotomy, also called a leucotomy, is a type of psychosurgery that was used to treat mental health conditions such as mood disorders and schizophrenia. Psychosurgeries are procedures that involve the physical removal or alteration of part of the brain.