Neal Travis
Neal Travis was a New Zealand journalist and novelist. Born in Otago, he began working for New Zealand and Australian newspapers at age 16, eventually becoming editor of the Melbourne Truth and the Sydney [Daily Mirror]. He came to New York in 1966 as a correspondent of the Daily Mirror, and joined the New [York Post] in 1977. From 1993 until his death he wrote his own gossip column in the Post. He wrote six novels: Manhattan, Castles, Palaces, Mansions, Wings, and Island.