KEANE, MICHAEL CORMAC (1880-1929) was born at Hokitika, the son of Michael Keane, and educated at the Christchurch Boys' High School where he gained a junior scholarship (1896). At Canterbury College he was a brilliant mathematician, winning exhibitions in 1897 and 1898. He graduated B.A. in 1900 (senior scholarship in mathematics) and M.A. in 1901 with first class honours in the same subject. He contributed frequently to the College magazine and showed remarkable facility in verse. Entering journalism on the staff of the Lyttelton Times, Keane was afterwards on Truth (later called the Evening News), of which he was sub-editor when he was appointed in 1904 to the staff of the Evening Post. In this and later positions he wrote humorous columns which for years maintained a high standard of brilliance in both prose and verse. He was associate editor of the New Zealand Times in 1906 and of the Dominion from 1907 till 1913, when he was appointed to the same position on the Press. In 1919 he became editor, holding the position till his death on 22 Jun 1929. Keane wrote much verse of good quality, examples of which appear in anthologies, in the Sydney Bulletin and other journals.

Who's Who N.Z., 1924; The Press, 24 Jun 1929; Evening Post, 22 Jun 1929.

Reference: Volume 2, page 274

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