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Lois Green

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Lois Green (1914–2006) was an Australian actress who worked extensively on stage. She started as a child and was known for singing, dancing and acting in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Life

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Green was born in 1914 and she made her stage debut aged five and worked extensively as a singer, actor and dancer.[1] She had dancing lessons from Jennie Brenan who supplied many dancers for J.C.Williamson's company.[2]

In the 1930s she toured extensively with J.C. Williamsons Ltd. She moved to London in 1939 after making the film Gone to the Dogs.[3][4]

Career

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During World War II, she toured the Middle East with ENSA and worked on radio and television.[5] Green returned to Australia briefly in 1946 to tour in a musical but was based in England for the rest of her life.[citation needed]

Credits

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  • Katja (1937) - stage musical[6]
  • No, No, Nanette (1938) - stage[7]
  • Jill Darling (1938) - play[8]
  • Gone to the Dogs (1939) - film
  • All Clear (1939)- London revue[9]
  • Cafe de Paris (1940) - revue[10]
  • Follow the Girls (1946–47) - stage musical[11]
  • No, No, Nanette (1948) - British TV
  • Jill Darling (1949) - British TV
  • Happy Week-End (1949) - British TV
  • Cinderella (1950) - British TV
  • After the Ball (1954) - stage musical

References

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  1. ^ "Lois Green". Sydney Mail. Vol. LII, no. 1339. New South Wales, Australia. 24 November 1937. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ McCalman, Janet, "Jennie Frances Brenan (1877–1964)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 11 November 2023
  3. ^ "Lois Green Seeking Fame Abroad". The Courier-mail. No. 1865. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1939. p. 6 (Second Section.). Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lois Green In London Show". The Herald. No. 19, 498. Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lois Green Back Home". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 35, no. 1, 792. South Australia. 28 September 1946. p. 9 (Sunday MAGAZINE). Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ ""KATJA" REVIVED". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 992. New South Wales, Australia. 3 May 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "AUSTRALIAN STAR AS "NANETTE"". The Courier-mail. No. 1530. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "YOUTHFUL THEATRICAL STAR". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16, 223. Western Australia. 29 June 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "LOIS GREEN'S SUCCESS". The Courier-mail. No. 1934. Queensland, Australia. 13 November 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "LOIS GREEN FOLLOWS BEA LILLIE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 929. New South Wales, Australia. 30 April 1940. p. 9 (Women's Supplement). Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "STAGE STAR LOIS GREEN chats with Carolyn Earle". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 14, no. 21. Australia, Australia. 2 November 1946. p. 40. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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