Jean Blue
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Born
1906
Jean Irwin Blue
1906
Riverwood, New South Wales, Australia
Died1984 (aged 78-79)
OccupationActress
Yearsactivec-1929-?
Jean Blue | |
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 Jean Blue in 1950 | |
| Born | Jean Irwin Blue 1906 Riverwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1984 (aged 78-79) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | c-1929-? |
Jean Irwin Blue (1906–1984) was an Australian actress, director and producer, active on stage and screen, starting from the late 1920s.[1]
Blue was born to Dr Archibald Blue and Maud Howard Hutchins[2] she is best known for The Overlanders. and Eureka Stockade. She worked extensively in theatre, particularly at the New Theatre in Sydney, which she joined in 1936 and then J.C. Williamson's. A notable role was the stage version The Lawsons, based on the radio series. Blue was also a trained nurse.[3]
In 1946 she was fined for performing in a play What Happens to Love on the basis of it being an unlicensed venue.[4][5]