Christchurch City

Rex Hunter_

Christchurch City, New Zealand
Born Christchurch City
Updated Feb 20, 2026

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Rex Hunter: NZ poet, playwright and fiction writer.

Biography

Maurice Reginald (Rex) Hunter was a New Zealand poet, playwright and fiction writer. He is best known for his work as a journalist in America as well as for his marriage to the South Carolina poet Gamel Woolsey in the 1920s and his friendships with writers Carl Sandburg, Ben Hecht, John Cowper Powys, E. E. Cummings and Llewelyn Powys.

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Rex Hunter was born in Christchurch City.
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You can find more about Rex Hunter on Wikidata. Their full profile and filmography is available on this page.

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