Eileen Naseby

Eileen Naseby (born 4 Jan 1943 - died 22 Feb 2024) is the Australian author of Ursula, A Voyage of Love and Drama, a biography of her mother.

The book tells the story of Ursula and her mother's escape from the Nazi regime, her closeted upbringing in Palestine, her love affair with the adventurer and writer Laurens van der Post, and her eventual emigration to Australia with Eileen and her two children Diana and Charmian to her new husband Nigel.

Her biological father was Tony Piercy, a member of the Palestinian Mounted Police, and her mother was Ursula Singer.

In the mid 70's Eileen obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at Macquarie University, majoring in politics and history.

The Cinesound Movietone Australian Newsreel Collection is now held at the National Film and Sound Archives (NFSA).

This close working relationship with Murdoch Books led Eileen to step back in 2001 from the day-to-day running of Film World to focus on writing.