George Cross (actor)
Australian actor and casting director (c.1873–1949)
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George W. Cross (c. 1873 - 12 August 1949)[1][2] was an Australian actor and casting director. For many years he was a leading actor, producer and director on stage, including a stint in San Francisco.[3]
He first came to Australia around the turn of the 20th century and at one time managed stage actress Nellie Bramley.[4] In 1910 he played Prince Olaf in The Prince and the Beggar Maid in a tour of Australia. In the 1930s, he was in charge of casting at Cinesound Productions where his discoveries included Jocelyn Howarth and Shirley Ann Richards.[5]
In 1943 he was theatre manager at the Strand in Hobart.[6]
Selected credits
- The Squatter's Daughter (1907) (play) – actor
- The Squatter's Daughter (1910) – actor
- The Ever Open Door (1914) - actor
- The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) – actor (as Captain Bligh)
