8 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁women ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁historical ▁novel ists ▁Category : W omen ▁historical ▁novel ists ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁Category : New ber y ▁Medal ▁w inners ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : P ul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁History ▁w inners ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West borough , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : W omen ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : W rit ers ▁of ▁historical ▁nov els ▁set ▁in ▁Early ▁Modern ▁period <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ister ▁G ri erson ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁script writer . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁school ing ▁at ▁Can ber ra ▁Gram mar , ▁graduated ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Arts ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University ▁and ▁studied ▁Japanese ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁As ▁an ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁player , ▁he ▁represented ▁the