Lois Green

Lois Green (1914–2006) was an Australian actress who worked extensively on stage. She made her stage debut aged five and worked extensively as a singer, actor and dancer.[1] 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 (1939).[2][3]

Career

During World War Two she toured the Middle East with Ensa and worked on radio and television.[4] Green returned to Australia briefly in 1946 to tour in a musical but was based in England for the majority of the rest of her life.

Credits
  • Katja (1937) - stage musical[5]
  • No, No, Nanette (1938) - stage[6]
  • Jill Darling (1938) - play[7]
  • Gone to the Dogs (1939) - film
  • All Clear (1939)- London revue[8]
  • Cafe de Paris (1940) - revue[9]
  • Follow the Girls (1946–47) - stage musical[10]
  • 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
  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. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. ""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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
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