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Olive Wilton

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

Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton OBE (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor, theatre producer and speech and drama teacher who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. In 1910 she played Camiola in The Prince and the Beggar Maid in a tour of Australia. 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]

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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.
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