Nellie Lamport (c. 1889/1890 – 22 June 1969) was a British-Australian actress and singer, known for the long-running ABC radio serial Blue Hills and its predecessor The Lawsons. as Hilda the Cook and Martin's Corner as Granny Martin
Nellie Lamport | |
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 Nellie Lamport in 1946 | |
| Born | c. 1889/1890 Southampton, England |
| Died | 22 June 1969 (aged 79)[1] Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Known for | Blue Hills and "The Lawsons" as Hilda "Martin's Corner" as Granny Martin |
Biography
editShe was born and grew up in Southampton, Hampshire, England and joined the chorus of a travelling company. She married mining engineer Godfrey Stevenson and in 1911 they emigrated to Queensland. They later moved to Northwood, New South Wales, where she became an avid gardener.[2]
She was a leading member of the Studio Theatre Club.[3]
Lamport played in the radio serial Martin's Corner as Granny for its 12 years to late 1952.[4] In the ABC radio serials The Lawsons and Blue Hills she took the part of Hilda.[1]
Her husband died on 20 November 1941[5] and Lamport sold up and moved into a house in Regent Street, Sydney.[2]
She died on 2 June 1969, after four years' care in a private hospital in Sydney, aged. 79.[1] Her funeral was held at the Wayside Chapel. Actor Gordon Chater described her as "a splendid actress".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tributes by actors to Nellie Lamport". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 346. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 June 1969. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b ""Hilda" For 2439 Episodes". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 130. New South Wales, Australia. 8 October 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Personal". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 349. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Granny Martin is sad". Weekly Times. No. 4353. Victoria, Australia. 26 November 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Probate Jurisdiction". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 5. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1942. p. 99. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.