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Name	Joy Eileen Nichols
Alternative Names	Joy Eileen Peterson
Born	17 February, 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 June, 1992 (aged 67) New York, New York, United States of America
Cause of Death	cancer (breast)
Education *	Orange Grove Public School (NSW) (student, 1930-1936) Fort Street Girls' High School (Sydney) (student, 1937-1940)
Occupation or Descriptor *	actor (radio) (1940-1945) New South Wales, Australia actor (stage) (1940-1945) New South Wales, Australia singer (1940-1945) New South Wales, Australia comedian (1941-1945) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1942-1957) Overseas troop entertainer (1942-1945) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1945-1970) Overseas actor (radio) (1945-1970) Overseas comedian (1945-1970) Overseas singer (1945-1970) Overseas
Workplaces *	2GB radio station (Sydney) (radio presenter, 1941)

* Dates are approximate

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