Background
January Sharp was born on 16 May 1946 in Cobram, Australia.
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She attended Catholic boarding schools in Australia. She graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she studied Fine Arts.
Career
She started her career at Film Australia and later worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She then worked again at Film Australia, this time as an Associate Producer and Director. Later, she had a weekly column in The Australian and a cultural program on Radio Australia.
She continued to work as a film producer in Los Angeles, California.
Personal life
They had one daughter, and Lucia, and Sharp had a daughter, Alice, by a previous relationship with the well-known Sydney-based artist and cartoonist Michael Lodge. She resided in the former private residence of actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990).
She died on 24 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Legacy
The 39th Telluride Film Festival in 2013 was dedicated to her.
