Neal Travis (April 8, 1940 – August 14, 2002) was a New Zealand journalist and novelist. Born in

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, he began working for New Zealand and Australian newspapers at age 16, eventually becoming editor of the ''

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'' and the '' Sydney Daily Mirror''. He came to New York in 1966 as a correspondent of the ''Daily Mirror'', and joined the ''

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'' in 1977. From 1993 until his death he wrote his own gossip column in the ''Post''. He wrote six novels: ''Manhattan'' (1979), ''Castles'' (1982), ''Palaces'' (1983), ''Mansions'' (1984), ''Wings'' (1985), and ''Island'' (1986).

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