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Article: Obituary: Madge Ryan
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 20, 1994
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Madge Ryan, actress: born Townsville, Queensland 8 January 1919;
died London 9 January 1994.
SO MANY of our actresses want to be loved that the arrival in
Britain in 1957 of Madge Ryan from Australia in that earthiest of
sexual comedies, Summer of the 17th Doll, made all lovers of acting
sit up.
So, of course, did Ray Lawler's play - the first fruit of Tyrone
Guthrie's and Hugh Hunt's efforts to provoke Down Under a tradition
of dramatic writing which it could call its own. Hitherto Australia
had depended mainly on extensive tours by British classical
companies or stars, such as the Oliviers, the Cassons, Ralph
Richardson, Robert Helpmann, Googie Withers et al. While not
putting a stop to ...