Mary Marlowe
Mary Marlowe | |
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Born | Margaret Mary Shanahan 18 February 1884 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 19 February 1962 Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 78)
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Margaret Mary Marlowe (18 February 1884 – 19 February 1962) was an Australian actress, writer and journalist.
Early life and education
Marlowe was born at the Beaconsfield Hotel, St Kilda, Victoria[1] on 18 February 1884. She was the only child of grazier John and Margaret Shanahan, daughter of John O'Shanassy, second premier of Victoria.[2] She was educated at home by a governess who encouraged her love of reading and writing[1] and also attended a convent in Windsor and studied singing and dancing.[3]
Career
Marlowe first known stage appearance was in March 1906 in The Sign of the Cross.[4] She toured with the Julius Knight Company from 1907.[5][6] She went to London in 1910 where she performed with Stanley Cook's company, playing Sally Grace in The Man From Mexico.[7] In 1912 she played Kate Rudd in the first performances of On Our Selection.[8]
In 1920 Marlowe returned to Australia where she was employed by the Sydney Sun, writing theatre reviews under the pseudonym "Puck".
Death and legacy
Marlowe died on 19 February 1962 at Rooty Hill, New South Wales. She was buried at Mona Vale cemetery.[3]
Her autobiography, That Fragile Hour, was published posthumously by Angus and Robertson in 1990.[9] Her papers are held in the State Library of New South Wales.[10]
Selected works
- Kangaroos in King's Land: The Adventures of Four Australian Girls in England, 1917
- The Women Who Wait, 1918
- The Ghost Girl, 1921
- Gypsy Royal, Adventuress, 1923
- A Child by Proxy, 1925 (serialised in the Australian Woman's Mirror)
- An Unofficial Rose, 1927
- Said the Spider: A Romance of Papua and New York, 1929
- Island Calm, 1933 (serialised in the Australian Woman's Mirror)
- Psalmist of the Dawn, 1934
References
- ^ a b May, Bernice (17 July 1928), "Mary Marlowe", The Australian Woman's Mirror, 4 (34), The Bulletin Newspaper: 10, 56, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ "Mary Marlowe". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b Rutledge, Martha, "Marlowe, Margaret Mary (1884–1962)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ "Mary Marlowe". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "His Majesty's Theatre". Geelong Advertiser. No. 18, 690. Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Woman's Page". Freeman's Journal. Vol. LVIII, no. 3563. New South Wales, Australia. 9 May 1907. p. 28. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miss Mary Marlowe". Punch. Vol. CXV, no. 2929. Victoria, Australia. 14 September 1911. p. 23. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "On Our Selection". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "That Fragile Hour : An Autobiography". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Marlowe, Mary, 1884–1962, Mary Marlowe – Papers and literary works, 1875–1958, retrieved 15 September 2022
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