Pauline Garrick (3 July 1921 – 13 July 2001) was an Australian singer and actress, best known for her numerous singing appearances and playing the female lead in The Rats of Tobruk (1944).
She was the daughter of famed singer Strella Wilson and changed her name so as not to be confused with her mother. She was one of the most popular singers in Australia in the 1940s.[1][2] She performed for Australian troops during World War Two.
Garrick was voted Miss Sydney in 1944.[3]
Garrick retired briefly to get married and have a child but then returned to singing in 1948.[4] She regularly performed in operas and musicals.[5]
Garrick died on 13 July 2001.[6]
Select credits edit
- Out of the Bag (1941) - radio
- The Cingalee (1942) - radio musical
- Rats of Tobruk (1944) - film
References edit
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (17 July 1943), "Contract for singer's daughter", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1355034927, retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "A.B.C. STARS OF THE AIR STRELLA WILSON'S DAUGHTER MAKES HER OWN CAREER". The Beaudesert Times. Vol. XXXV, no. 1828. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PAULINE GARRICK IS MISS SYDNEY". Daily Mirror. No. 1039. New South Wales, Australia. 9 September 1944. p. 2 (Last Race All Details). Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (23 October 1948), "TO APPEAR IN SHOW BUSINESS", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1432253758, retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Melbourne's new vamp on record". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11620. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 February 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Pauline Garrick". AusStage. Retrieved 2 April 2024.