Lois Green

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

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

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

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

^ "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.
^ McCalman, Janet, "Jennie Frances Brenan (1877–1964)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 11 November 2023
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ""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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Lois Green at Ausstage
Lois Green at IMDb

[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.