Above: Signed portrait of Australian actor Marie Lorraine (Isabella Mercia McDonagh)(1899-1982) Author’s Collection.
The following are links to online accounts of other Australian actors that the author has found useful. (Click here for a general list of published texts and digital resources) ADB stands for Australian Dictionary of Biography.
ANNETTE ANDRE
- Her autobiography Where Have I Been All My Life was published in 2018.
- Stephen Vagg‘s 2020 interview with her can be found at Film Ink, here.[Web link]
Born [Annette Christine Andreallo] Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24 June, 1939.
JUDITH ANDERSON
- Desley Deacon (2019) Judith Anderson, Australian Star, First Lady of the American Stage. Kerr Publishing.
Born [Frances Margaret Anderson] Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10 Feb 1897, Died California, USA , 3 Jan 1992
FIFI BANVARD
- Yvonne Fifi Banvard by Camille Scaysbrook – Brooksie at the Movies [Web link]
- ADB account by Anne-Marie Gaudry here.[Web link]
Born [Yvonne (Fifi) Banvard] Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 25 December 1901. Died Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24 June 1962.
GEORGE BERANGER
- George Beranger or André Beranger by Bryony Cosgrove [Web link]
Born [George Augustus Beringer] Sydney, NSW, Australia 27 March 1893. Died Los Angeles, California, USA, 8 March 1973
CORAL BROWNE
- ADB account by Anne Rees – Coral Edith Browne [Web link]
- Rose Collis (2007) Coral Browne, This Effing Lady, Oberon Books.
Born [Coral Edith Browne] Melbourne, Vic, Australia 23 July 1913. Died Los Angeles, California, USA, 29 May, 1991
ZOE CALDWELL
- Zoe Caldwell‘s own 2001 autobiography I Will be Cleopatra, An Actress’s Journey. Text Publishing
Born [Zoe Ada Caldwell] Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 14 September 1933. Died New York, USA, 16 February 2020
MAY DAHLBERG
- Steve Rattle and Graeme Haigh research on Mae Dahlberg [Web link]
Born [May Charlotte Dahlberg] Melbourne, Vic, Australia 24 May 1888. Died New York 1969 ?
MADGE ELLIOT and CYRIL RITCHARD
- Madge Elliott’s own autobiography Thus Far. The story of my life can be found at the Theatre Heritage Australia website [Web link]
- ADB accounts by John Rickard on Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott [Web Links]
Born [Leah Madeleine Elliott] London, UK, 12 May 1896. Died New York, 8 August 1955
Born [Cyril Joseph Ritchard] Sydney NSW, Australia, 1 December 1897. Died Chicago, USA, 18 Dec 1977
DOROTHY GORDON
- Deb Verhoeven (2013) Dorothy Gordon aka ‘Andrea’. In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. New York, NY, Columbia University Libraries. [Web Link]
Born [Dorothy Gordon Jenner] Narrabri, NSW, Australia, 1 March 1891. Died Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1985
MAUD JEFFRIES
- Maud Jeffries by Clarissa Thorpe [Web link]
Born [Maud Evelyn Craven Jeffries] Lula Mississippi, USA, 14 December 1869. Died Gundaroo, NSW Australia, 26 September 1946.
ANNETTE KELLERMAN
- ADB account by GP Walsh Annette Kellerman [Web link]
- Angela Woollacott (2011) Race and the Modern Exotic. Three ‘Australian’ Women on Global Display. Monash University Publishing. Chapter 1
Born [Annette Marie Kellerman] Sydney, NSW, Australia, 6 July 1886. Died Southport, Queensland, Australia, 6 November 1975.
LOTTIE LYELL
- ADB account by Mervyn J Wasson Lottie Lyell [Web link]
- Margot Nash (2018) “Lottie Lyell.” In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. New York, NY: Columbia University Libraries. [Web link]
Born [Lottie Edith Lyell] Sydney, NSW, Australia 23 February 1890. Died Sydney, NSW, Australia, 21 December 1925.
LOUISE LOVELY
- ADB account by Ina Bertrand Louise Lovely [Web link]
- Jeannette Delamoir (2013) “Louise Lovely.” In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. New York, NY: Columbia University Libraries. [Web link]
Born [Louise Nellie Lovely] Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 February 1895. Died Hobart, Tas, Australia, 17 March 1980
MCDONAGH SISTERS
- Mandy Sayer (2022) Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters, New South publishing.
- Graham Shirley The McDonagh Sisters NFSA [Web link]
- ADB accounts by Andrée Wright
* Paulette de Vere McDonagh(1901-1978)
* Isabella Mercia McDonagh (1899-1982)
* Phyllis Glory McDonagh (1900-1978)
CLAIRE ADAMS (MCKINNON)
- ADB account by Virginia Maxwell: Claire Adams Mckinnon [Web link]
Born [Beryl Vere Nassau Adams] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 24 September 1896. Died Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 25 September 1978
MERLE OBERON
- Angela Woollacott (2011) Race and the Modern Exotic. Three ‘Australian’ Women on Global Display. Monash University Publishing. Chapter 3
Born Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson, Bombay India, 19 February 1911. Died California, USA 23 November 1979.
ROSE QUONG
- Angela Woollacott (2011) Race and the Modern Exotic. Three ‘Australian’ Women on Global Display. Monash University Publishing. Chapter 2
Born [Rose Maud Quong] Melbourne Australia 15 August 1879, Died New York City, USA, 14 December 1972.
C MONTAGUE SHAW
- C Montague Shaw by Kitty Parks [Web link]
Born [Charles Montague Shaw] Adelaide, SA, Australia, 23 March 1882. Died California USA, 6 Feb 1968
BETTY STOCKFELD
- Betty Stockfeld by Robbie Stockfeld [Web link]
Born [Elizabeth Baddeley Stockfeld] Sydney, NSW, Australia, 15 January 1904. Died Tadworth, England, 27 January 1966