Olive Wilton

Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. She played the title role in the 1910 Australian silent film The Squatter's Daughter. The last years of her life were spent in Tasmania, where she became a noted figure in education, radio and the arts.[1][2]

Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971), c.1912

Select credits

The Man from Mexico (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide
The Vagabond and The Talk of the Town (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide,
The Squatter's Daughter (1910) – film
The Winning Ticket (1910) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
My Mate, or a Bush Love Story (1911) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
The Girl of the Never Never (1912) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne
Daddy Long Legs (1917) – play, Criterion Theatre, Sydney
A Bill of Divorcement (1927) – play, Prince of Wales Theatre, Hobart
Daybreak (1938) – play, Theatre Royal, Hobart

References

Olive Wilton at Australian Dictionary of Biography
"A VERSATILE STAR". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

Olive Wilton at AusStage

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[1] Olive Wilton at Australian Dictionary of Biography

[2] "A VERSATILE STAR". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2013.