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Joan MacArthur (actress)

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Joan MacArthur
Born(1916-04-30)30 April 1916
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died16 May 1975(1975-05-16) (aged 59)
SpouseRaymond Westwell

Joan MacArthur (30 April 1916 – 16 May 1975) was a British actress who worked for many years in Australia. Known on stage as a Shakespearian actress, she also appeared in many television plays.[1]

MacArthur toured New Zealand and Australia in 1953 with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company.[2][3]

She returned to Australia in the 1960s and appeared on stage and in television plays alongside her husband, Raymond Westwell.

MacArthur died in Cambridgeshire, England in 1975.[1]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Joan MacArthur". AusStage. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Principals of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company". Press. Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26978. 2 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via Papers Past (Stuff Ltd).
  3. ^ "Stratford "Othello" At Tivoli". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 22 April 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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