Olive Wilton
Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. She played the title role in the 1910 Australian silent film The Squatter's Daughter. The last years of her life were spent in Tasmania, where she became a noted figure in education, radio and the arts.[1][2]
Select credits
- The Man from Mexico (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide
- The Vagabond and The Talk of the Town (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide,
- The Squatter's Daughter (1910) – film
- The Winning Ticket (1910) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
- My Mate, or a Bush Love Story (1911) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
- The Girl of the Never Never (1912) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
- Daddy Long Legs (1917) – play, Criterion Theatre, Sydney
- A Bill of Divorcement (1927) – play, Prince of Wales Theatre, Hobart
- Daybreak (1938) – play, Theatre Royal, Hobart
References
- ^ Olive Wilton at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ "A VERSATILE STAR". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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