Mur·doch (mûr d k ), Dame (Jean) Iris 1919-1999. Irish-born writer whose intricate and philosophical novels include Under the Net (1954), The Sea, the Sea (1978), and Jackson's Dilemma (1996). |
| Murdoch, (Keith) Rupert Born 1931. Australian-born American communications magnate whose worldwide media holdings include newspapers and magazines, book publishers, television networks, and film studios. |
Murdoch [ˈmɜːdɒk]
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1. (Biographies / Murdoch, (Jean) Iris (1919-1999) F, British, WRITING: novelist) Dame (Jean) Iris. 1919-99, British writer. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize, The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), and Existentialists and Mystics (1997)
2. (Biographies / Murdoch, (Keith) Rupert (1931 M, US, WRITING: publisher, FILMS AND TV: entrepreneur) (Keith) Rupert. born 1931, US publisher and media entrepreneur, born in Australia; chairman of News International Ltd. and Times Newspapers Ltd
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| Noun | 1. |  Murdoch - United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony |
| 2. | Murdoch - British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) |
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