Lennie Lower Print Page 
The plaque commemorates journalist and author, Lennie Lower (1903 - 1947).
During the years of the Depression and the Second World War in the 1930s and 40s, Lower`s columns were essential reading for those coping with hard times. He was arguably Australia`s first media star, but died young in 1947 from cancer, at 43 years of age. Lennie Lower`s most enduring work is his only novel, Here`s Luck , which was published in 1930. Its simple language and good humour had wide appeal and it was an immediate best seller.
Location
| Address: | 260 Pitt Street, Criterion Hotel, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.873343 Long: 151.208364 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Arts |
| Link: | http://adb.anu.edu.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 24th September, 2003 |
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Here`s Luck !
Lennie Lower (1903 - 1947), Australia`s greatest humorist, was a regular at the Criterion Hotel, where he wrote his crazy columns and much of his classic novel Here`s Luck (1930).
During the Depression in Sydney, the Criterion was known as `Poverty Point` and was a popular rendezvous for actors, writers and musicians. Lower`s columns for the Daily Telegraph made light of hard times in Sydney, and helped make a nation laugh.
[ Image: Lennie Lower 1950 ] 24 September 2003
Unveiled by the Hon. Dr Meredith Burgmann
President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
