Ian Alexander “Molly” Meldrum AM is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer, and musical entrepreneur.
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Molly Meldrum Siblings: Meet Robert Meldrum, Brian Meldrum
Meldrum’s younger brothers are Brian (born in 1946, Mildura) and Robert (born in 1950, Kerang). His younger brother Brian is a former sports journalist. His youngest brother Robert is a director and actor.
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Meldrum moved around during childhood and grew up largely with one of his grandmothers in Quambatook where he attended the local primary school alongside future country music artist, John Williamson. He also stayed with a number of aunts and was raised in the traditions of the Church of England.
He developed a musical interest in Gilbert & Sullivan and Verdi. Meldrum’s father later ran a hardware store in Kyabram. His mother had periodic hospitalizations for mental illness including some years at Larundel Mental Asylum, Bundoora in the mid-1960s.
Meldrum started writing for the paper in July of that year after befriending its editor, Frazer
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