Given the question: What key details about alan finger  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: alan henry finger -lrb- 6 december 1909 -- 24 january 1985 -rrb- was an australian medical practitioner and communist . he was born in dandenong , victoria , to farmer philip charles henry finger and minnie , `` née '' freeman . he attended maryborough and melbourne high schools and then the university of melbourne , from which he graduated in 1934 . he joined the communist party of australia in 1933 . finger married joan mary hardiman , a journalist active in the communist party , on 8 december 1934 . finger was resident medical officer at royal melbourne hospital in 1935 , but moved to south australia in 1936 to become outpatients ' registrar at the royal adelaide hospital . he soon transferred to the metropolitan infectious diseases hospital in northfield , later being promoted superintendent . he remained at the hospital for eleven years , and in 1941 received a diploma of public health from the university of sydney . finger and his wife were important in the revival of the south australian branch of the communist party . he contested state and federal elections consistently between 1943 and 1967 , but after nikita khrushchev 's 1956 revelations about joseph stalin 's government he focused more on issues such as the peace movement . finger moved to broken hill in 1947 , in which year he and his wife divorced . in 1949 , after returning to pennington in adelaide , he married jean isobel sams , `` née '' marshall , a fellow divorcee , on 12 december . he was a full-time officer with the department of public health from 1969 to 1975 and was recognised for his work on venereal diseases . he retired in 1977 and worked for a community health service in kalgoorlie . following jean 's death in 1978 , he returned to south australia and re-married his first wife , who had also been widowed . finger died at heidelberg on 24 january 1985 and was cremated .
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- death date is 24 january 1985- spouse is 1 ; 1947 , 1982 & ndash ; 1985 -rrb- 2 -rrb- -rrb- jean isobel sams -lrb- 1949 & ndash ; 1978 joan -rrb- mary hardiman -lrb- 1934 & ndash- children is 3- birth date is 6 december 1909- name is alan finger- death place is heidelberg , victoria- religion is methodist- birth place is dandenong , victoria