Michael Shmith
Michael Shmith (born 7 July 1949) is an Australian journalist and writer.
Shmith is the son of Athol Shmith and his wife Patricia "Bambi" née Tuckwell (they later divorced).[1]
Journalist, publicist
[edit | edit source]Shmith worked at The Age newspaper in Melbourne from 1981 as a senior writer for The Age[2] and its arts editor from 1985 to 1993. In 1995, he became communications director for the Australian Ballet.[3] From 2010 to 2017 he was the paper's opera critic. He resigned from that position in August 2017 over a disagreement with The Age's arts editor Hannah Francis about the paper's dwindling coverage of the arts.[4] Since then, he writes reviews for the Australian Book Review.[5]
Author
[edit | edit source]Shmith edited the 1999 Ebury Publishing edition of The New Pocket Kobbé's Opera Book with his stepfather George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood.[6] Shmith's 2019 book, Cranlana: The First 100 Years, described the garden and house of Sidney Myer and Merlyn Myer in Toorak, Melbourne.[7] His biography of Merlyn Myer, Merlyn, was published in 2021.[8]
References
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- ^ "Why I quit as opera critic of The Age" by Michael Shmith, Australian Book Review, 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2025. (subscription required)
- ^ "Michael Shmith", Australian Book Review Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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External links
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