Biographical entry Cato, John Cyril (Jack) (1889 - 1971)
- Born
- 4 April 1889
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 14 August 1971
Sandringham, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Photographer and Writer of Inscription
Details
John Cyril (Jack) Cato was an Australian photographer. Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1889, he worked as a photographer in Hobart and England before opening his own photography studio in Melbourne. He wrote for The Age newspaper and produced several books including the autobiography I Can Take It. Robert Menzies knew Cato through the Melbourne Savage Club.
Source
Newton, Gael. Cato, John Cyril (Jack) (1889-1971), Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Published in hard copy 1993, accessed online 30 January 2013.