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Contributor	Dame Judith Anderson
Other Names	Frances Margaret Anderson
Gender	Female
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	10 February 1897
Date of Death	3 January 1992
Functions	Actor
Notes	Born Adelaide. Died in California, USA. Australian debut as Francee Anderson 1915 with Julius Knight company. Prominent career as stage and film interpreter of tragic or sinister women. Ashes interred at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Created Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1960. In 1991 appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) "in recognition of her services to the performing arts".
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-783746
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Medea, Cort Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1982 Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Rain, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 5 July 1927 The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921
	Actor Medea, Cort Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1982 Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Rain, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 5 July 1927 The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921
	Hugh Hunt - Director Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Euripides - Playwright Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Doris Fitton - Actor Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Robinson Jeffers - Adaptor, Translator Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 William Constable - Costume Designer, Designer, Set Designer Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Robin Lovejoy - Stage Director, Stage Manager Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Malcolm Robertson - Actor, Stage Manager Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 John Alden - Actor Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 James Bailey - Actor Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Zoe Caldwell - Actor Medea, Cort Theatre, New York, New York, United States of America, 1982 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Ailsa Grahame - Actor Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Peter Kenna - Actor Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Olga Lee - Actor Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 Clement McCallin - Actor Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 George D Parker - Producer Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 Alistair Roberts - Actor Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Philippa Baker - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 George Baxter - Actor Rain, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 5 July 1927 The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Wallis Clark - Actor Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 Peter Cohen - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Keith Goddard - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Leon Gordon - Actor Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 Gladys Jennings - Wardrobe Master/Mistress Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Jacklyn Kelleher - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Martin Long - Composer Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 John Ludbrook - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Roi Cooper Megrue - Playwright Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 Gordon Petrie - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Robert Rosen - Actor Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Maree Tomasetti - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Kate Allen - Actor Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Georgine Anderson - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Michael Arlen - Playwright The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Ann Bell - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Elsie Beyer - General Manager Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Tony Britton - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Harald Brokenshire - Actor Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Martin Brown - Playwright Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Anton Chekhov - Playwright The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Sylvia Coleridge - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Tom Courtenay - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Beatrice Dawson - Costume Designer The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Rosemarie Dunham - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 John Fernald - Director The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Leo Gordon - Director The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Michael Hogan - Actor Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Gerald James - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Sybil Jane - Actor Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Barrie Livesey - Actor The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Billie Lockwood - Actor The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Cyril Luckham - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 William Somerset Maugham - Playwright Rain, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 5 July 1927 Paul Mayo - Set Designer The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 David Lloyd Meredith - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Ralph Michael - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Ron Patten - Publicist Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Christopher Power - Actor Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Merle Roberts - Actor The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 William Shakespeare - Playwright Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 Derek Smith - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960 Mary Unsworth - Actor The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Leslie Victor - Actor Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Charles West - Actor The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960
	The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 J C Williamson Limited (1910-1979) Rain, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 5 July 1927 The Green Hat, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 July 1927 Tea for Three, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1927 Cobra, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 January 1927 Tea for Three, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1921 J C Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976) Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 Medea, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 December 1955 Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 The Australian Drama Company Medea, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 12 December 1955 Medea, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 8 November 1955 Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Medea, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 5 October 1955 Education in Music and Dramatic Arts Society Medea, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 11 October 1955 Festival of Perth Medea, Perth, Perth, WA, 1956 The Adelaide Festival of Arts Excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA, 11 March 1966 The Old Vic Company The Seagull, The Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1 September 1960
Resources	Article: Fiona Gregory, High-Cultural Histrionics: Judith Anderson's 1955 Australian Tour, Australasian Drama Studies, 48, April 2006, 99-114 Article: John West, Judith Anderson, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 54 Article: Medea, Australian Elizabethan Trust, Sydney, 1956, 18-20 Collection: Dame Judith Anderson , Performing Arts Collection of South Australia, 1898 Collection: Dame Judith Anderson, National Library of Australia Photograph: Florence Vandamm, Portrait of Judith Anderson, National Library of Australia, 1941 Photograph: [Dame Judith Anderson], National Archives of Australia, 1958
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