Molly_Raynor

Molly Raynor

Molly Raynor

New Zealand and Australian actress of stage and film

Molly Raynor (June 5, 1905 – 12 March 1976)[1] was a New Zealand and Australian actress.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Raynor was born 5 June 1905 in Dunedin, New Zealand.[citation needed] She left New Zealand as a school girl to study music, elocution, and singing at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[2] She married John McIntosh Beattie (John Warwick) in 1929.[3] She died in Sydney, Australia, on 12 March 1976.[citation needed]

Life

Educated in Dunedin, Raynor left to study music at the Sydney Conservatorium.[2] 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[4] and 1927,[5] giving character sketches.[6]

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Raynor, Molly, 1905-1976". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Warwick Film Star's Career". Warwick Daily News. Queensland, Australia. 9 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. [3]
    "A woman's letter". The Land. 24 May 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. [5]
    "The Queenslander (Brisbane, QLD. : 1866 - 1939) - 1 Dec 1927 - p5".
  6. [6]
    "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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