Joy St Clair Hester - Australian Dictionary of Biography Joy St Clair Hester (1920–1960), artist, was born on August 21, 1920 at Elsternwick, Melbourne, second child of Robert Ferdinand Hester, a bank officer from England. Louise Hester, née MacGillivray, was a teacher and daughter of Scottish immigrants. Her father died from a heart attack when Joy was twelve years old, an event that would subtly yet profoundly influence the emotiona…