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James William Oram (1936–1996) was a New Zealand-born, Sydney-based journalist and writer, whose career spanned 40 years. After stints as a cadet and police reporter in his teenage years, Oram moved to England and began working on Today magazine, where he befriended English rock band The Beatles. Upon returning to Australia, he worked at Everybody's magazine, The Daily Mirror and Sunday Telegraph. His first book about the history of pop music The Business of Pop was published in 1966. In 1979, Oram wrote a biography titled The People's Pope about John Paul II, which went on to sell six million copies worldwide. He also wrote biographies of Australian actors Paul Hogan and Mel Gibson. Oram also wrote behind the scenes books about popular Australian soap operas Neighbours, Home and Away and The Flying Doctors. His Neighbours: Behind the Scenes book was serialised in a national newspaper and became a best-seller in Britain. Oram retired from News Limited in 1990, but continued writing features for The Sun-Herald. His final book The Last Showman: Larry Dulhunty's Larrikin Life was published in 1992. Oram was diagnosed with cancer in May 1996 and he died in December that same year.