Sandy McVea
Sandy McVea | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sandy McPherson |
| Died | February 4, 1923 |
| Nationality | Australian |
Sandy McVea was an Aboriginal Australian boxer and actor.
He was associated with the boxer Snowy Baker.[1]
McVea featured in the 1918 silent film The Enemy Within playing an Aboriginal detective.[2]
He died of tuberculosis in the Broken Hill Hospital in February 1923.[3][4]
References
- ^ "KAY AND STONE FIGHT HARD". Referee. No. 1571. New South Wales, Australia. 7 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BIG FILMS IN REVIEW". Sunday Times. No. 1677. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1918. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONS". Referee. No. 1876. New South Wales, Australia. 21 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SANDY McVEA DEAD". Tweed Daily. Vol. X, , no. 32. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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