Jean Devanny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJean Devanny
Australian writer
Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1894
Place of Birth: New Zealand
Date of Death: 08-Mar-1962
Profession: novelist
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jean Devanny
- Jane (Jean) Devanny (7 January 1894 – 8 March 1962) was a New Zealand writer and communist.
- Born in Ferntown near Collingwood in the Nelson district of New Zealand to William and Jane Crook, she migrated to Australia in 1929, eventually moving to Townsville in northern Queensland, where she died at the age of 68. She is best known for the novels Sugar Heaven and The Butcher Shop, but she also wrote short stories and political papers.
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