Dorothy Crawford

For the professor of medical microbiology, see Dorothy H. Crawford.

Dorothy Crawford
Born
Dorothy Muriel Turner Crawford

(1911-03-21)21 March 1911
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died2 September 1988(1988-09-02) (aged 77)
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Other names
  • Dorothy Balderson
  • Dorothy Strong
  • Dorothy Smith
EducationAlbert Street Conservatorium
OccupationsActress, announcer, radio and television producer
Years active1930s–1978
Known forCo-founder of Crawford Productions
Spouse(s)
Maxwell James Balderson
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(m. 1931; div. 1944)​

Roland Denniston Strong
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(m. 1948; div. 1968)​
Children1
FamilyHector Crawford (brother)
AwardsAWGIE Awards, Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Dorothy Muriel Turner Crawford (21 March 1911 – 2 September 1988), also known as Dorothy Balderson, Dorothy Strong, and Dorothy Smith, was an Australian actress and announcer, as well as a producer in radio and television, who, with her brother Hector Crawford, co-founded the important Australian broadcasting production company Crawford Productions.

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