Molly Raynor

Molly Raynor
Born	(1905-06-05)June 5, 1905 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	March 12, 1976(1976-03-12) (aged 70) Sydney, Australia

Molly Raynor (June 5, 1905 – 12 March 1976)[1] was a New Zealand and Australian actress.

Raynor was born 5 June 1905 in Dunedin, New Zealand.^[citation needed] She left New Zealand as a school girl to study music, elocution, and singing at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[2] She married John McIntosh Beattie (John Warwick) in 1929.[3] She died in Sydney, Australia, on 12 March 1976.^[citation needed]

Life

Educated in Dunedin, Raynor left to study music at the Sydney Conservatorium.[2] Shortly after arriving in Sydney she appeared as one of Mrs. Bennett-Whites "Cheer-Oh Girls", a concert party that raised funds for charitable causes relating to soldiers and veterans - where she appeared between 1921[4] and 1927,[5] giving character sketches.[6]

Filmography

• The Hayseeds (1933) Pansy Regan (credited as Molly Rayner)
• Woman to Woman (1947) as Sylvia's Friend
• Dinner at Eight (1951)[1]
• Theatre Royal (1952)[1]
• Mr. Beamish Goes South (1953)[1]
• The Scarlet Web (1954) as Miss Riggs
• Child's Play (1954) as Mrs Cannon

References

1. "Raynor, Molly, 1905-1976". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. "Warwick Film Star's Career". Warwick Daily News. Queensland, Australia. 9 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2020 – via Trove.
3. "A woman's letter". The Land. 24 May 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
5. "The Queenslander (Brisbane, QLD. : 1866 - 1939) - 1 Dec 1927 - p5".
6. "Cheer-oh Girls' Concert". Nepean Times. New South Wales, Australia. 3 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2020 – via Trove.

External links

• Molly Raynor at IMDb