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
- Annette Andre’s 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
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
- ADB account by Anne-Marie Gaudry
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
Born [George Augustus Beringer] Sydney, NSW, Australia 27 March 1893.
Died Los Angeles, California, USA, 8 March 1973
OLGA BRANDON
- Olga Brandon by Bob Davenport
Born [Ollga (sic) Lazzarevich] Redcastle, Victoria, Australia, 21 December 1863.
Died London, England, 8 May 1906
CORAL BROWNE
- ADB account by Anne Rees – Coral Edith Browne
- 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
ELSA CHAUVEL
- Ina Bertrand (2015) Elsa Chauvel. In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. New York, NY: Columbia University Libraries, 2015.
Born [Elsie May Wilcox], 10 February 1898 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia.
Died Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 22 August, 1983.
AL DAFF
- Greg Lynch’s new biography is Al Daff. Down Under in Hollywood-land Three Dimensional Productions.
Born Alfred Edward Daff 18 August 1902, Melbourne Victoria, Australia.
Died 1991 California, USA.
MAY DAHLBERG
- Steve Rattle and Graeme Haigh research on Mae Dahlberg
Born [May Charlotte Dahlberg] Melbourne, Vic, Australia 24 May 1888.
Died New York c1969
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
- ADB accounts by John Rickard on Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott
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
AGNES GAVIN
- Ina Bertrand (2013) Agnes Gavin. In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. New York, NY, Columbia University Libraries.
Born [Agnes Adele Wangenheim] Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1872.
Died Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 Jan 1947
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.
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
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
- 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
- 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.
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
- 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.
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
- 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
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
Born [Charles Montague Shaw] Adelaide, SA, Australia, 23 March 1882.
Died California USA, 6 Feb 1968
BETTY STOCKFELD
- Betty Stockfeld by Robbie Stockfeld
Born [Elizabeth Baddeley Stockfeld] Sydney, NSW, Australia, 15 January 1904.
Died Tadworth, England, 27 January 1966
