Jo Smith (writer)
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Born
1868
Joseph O. Smith
1868
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Died2 December 1954 (aged 85–86)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
OccupationPlaywright, actor and businessman
Jo Smith | |
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 Smith in 1913 | |
| Born | Joseph O. Smith 1868 Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 December 1954 (aged 85–86) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Playwright, actor and businessman |
Jo Smith (1868 – 2 December 1954) was an Australian playwright who wrote a number of popular melodramas.[1][2]
Smith was born in Richmond in 1868.[3] He worked as an actor, writer and businessman. His first play was The Miner's Trust. He wrote several successful plays.[4]
Smith donated money from his plays Before the Dawn and The Reveille to soldier organisations.[5][6]
He left the stage after acting on tour in the 1890s[7] and went into the furniture business and was successful.[8]
Smith died in Toorak on 2 December 1954.[7][9] He was survived by two daughters.[7]
