John O'Grady (writer)

John O'Grady
BornJohn Patrick O'Grady
(1907-10-09)9 October 1907
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 January 1981(1981-01-14) (aged 73)
Oatley, New South Wales, Australia
Pen nameNino Culotta
OccupationNovelist, poet
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
GenreSatire
Notable worksThey're a Weird Mob
The Integrated Adjective
Spouses
Lorna Maria Schreiber
(m. 1930; div. 1941)
    Margaret (Meg) Elizabeth Lockey
    (m. 1941; div. 1950)
      Mary (Molly) Winefriede Carroll
      (m. 1952)
      Children4, including John O'Grady, Jnr
      RelativesFrank O'Grady (brother)

      John Patrick O'Grady (9 October 1907 – 14 January 1981) was an Australian writer. His works include the comic novel They're a Weird Mob (1957) using the pen name Nino Culotta and the poem The Integrated Adjective, sometimes known as Tumba-bloody-rumba.