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719:(1975, feature film) as Miss Gwen
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492:Peter Kenna
442:Clutterbuck
370:Peter Finch
247:in revues.
245:New Zealand
193:New Zealand
78:, Australia
68:10 May 1908
1435:Categories
1211:Radio Days
1063:References
900:Cinderella
799:East Lynne
724:Television
582:Half Light
466:John Alden
422:Blue Hills
374:Max Afford
356:at night.
350:Jim Gerald
346:Cinderella
303:Carol Reed
269:Jim Gerald
261:Frank Neil
231:pantomime
206:East Lynne
185:Fred Niblo
64:1908-05-10
1408:The Argus
1394:The Argus
1335:The Argus
1089:marriage
1034:John Saul
864:Nina Rosa
748:(1960-61)
397:Nick Tate
393:John Tate
299:Nina Rosa
297:operetta
172:Melbourne
152:Nick Tate
122:John Tate
111:1908-1975
72:Melbourne
1378:23 April
1319:8 August
1243:23 April
1104:divorce
745:Whiplash
432:such as
378:Greyface
339:Ann Todd
313:(1934),
265:Roy Rene
259:for the
148:Children
76:Victoria
1371:The Sun
1314:Filmink
1292:Filmink
1058:in 1953
844:Aladdin
827:Newtown
382:Jeffery
237:Newtown
197:William
142:
130:
126:
48:in 1940
1217:
1154:
780:(1972)
764:(1967)
756:(1966)
740:(1960)
734:(1958)
462:Arunta
214:Sydney
166:(born
116:Spouse
1032:with
1022:with
792:Stage
619:(aka
537:with
436:with
132:(
128:
1380:2020
1321:2024
1245:2020
1215:ISBN
1152:ISBN
990:for
601:Film
490:and
452:and
403:and
384:and
352:and
331:and
271:and
255:and
138:div.
84:Died
54:Born
1054:by
946:by
935:at
926:at
917:at
908:at
494:'s
484:'s
456:by
380:as
203:in
162:or
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440:,
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275:.
134:m.
74:,
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