Molly Raynor

Molly Raynor (1903 – 12 March 1976) was a New Zealand and Australian actress.

Raynor was born 5 June 1905 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She left New Zealand as a school girl to study music, elocution, and singing at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[1] She married John McIntosh Beattie (John Warwick) in 1929.[2] She died in Sydney, Australia, on 12 March 1976.

Life

Educated in Dunedin, Raynor left to study music at the Sydney Conservatorium.[1] Shortly after arriving in Sydney she appeared as one of Mrs. Bennett-Whites "Cheer-Oh Girls", a concert party that raised funds for charitable causes relating to soldiers and veterans - where she appeared between 1921[3] and 1927,[4] giving character sketches.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. "Warwick Film Star's Career". Warwick Daily News. Queensland, Australia. 9 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2020 via Trove.
  2. "A woman's letter". The Land. 24 May 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. https://ozvta.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/cheer-oh-girls-r-notes-6102018.pdf
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/2404968
  5. "Cheer-oh Girls' Concert". Nepean Times. New South Wales, Australia. 3 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2020 via Trove.
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