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Name	Margaret Joan Toppano
Alternative Names	Margaret Joan Mortimer
Born	1927 Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	November, 2003 (aged ~ 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	St Mel's Primary School (Campsie, Sydney) (student, 1932-1938) New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (student, 1937) St Patrick's Girls' High School (Campbelltown, Sydney) (student, 1939-1943)
Occupation or Descriptor *	pianist (1937-1943) New South Wales, Australia violinist (1937-1943) New South Wales, Australia soprano (1943-1991) New South Wales, Australia vaudeville performer (1943-1947) New South Wales, Australia soprano (1947-1950) Overseas television entertainer (1956-1970) New South Wales, Australia composer (1960-1991) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate

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