People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

2 May, 1904
London, Middlesex, England

Death

16 August, 1991 (aged 87)
London, Middlesex, England

Cause of Death

pneumonia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English
• Welsh

Education

• Summer Hill Public School (Sydney)
• Petersham High School (Sydney)
• New South Wales Conservatorium of Music

Occupation

• charity worker
• radio announcer
• radio entertainer
• radio producer
• singer

Awards

• Officer of the Order of Australia
• Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Key Organisations

• Actors and Announcers Equity Association of Australia
• Australian Musical Association
• League Against Cruel Sports
• National Society for Handicapped Children
• Royal Institute of International Affairs
• Savage Club (Sydney)
• Independent Film Group
• Guild of Travel Writers

Workplaces

• 2FC radio station (Sydney)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation