Dobson, Agnes, 1896?-1987.

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Agnes Dobson, her father Collet Dobson, her first husband, Ronald Riley, and her mother, Harrie Dobson, were numbers of a notable theatre family and appeared for a number of years with Benjamin Fuller's theatre companies, as well as acting in a few Australian and American films. She turned to radio broadcasting and performed in their drama programs and reviewed books on 3 UZ and 3 AW as Agnes Grey. She became involved in television, joined the Hector Crawford School as a drama teacher and also gave speech training.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1900-1975. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825803

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associatedWith Dobson, Collet. person
correspondedWith Harris, Max, 1921-1995 person
associatedWith Riley, Ronald H. person
associatedWith Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. person
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Australia
Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)
Australia
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Theater
Actresses
Theatrical producers and directors
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Actors
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Birth 1896

Death 1987

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