Nonnie Piper (born c. 1928[1] - 2020[citation needed]) known also as Nonie "Peifer" later known as None Piper, was an Australian actress and model. Her name is sometimes spelled in articles as Noni Piper[2]
Biography
Piper was born Nonnie Peifer was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Mr and Mrs. H.J Peifer, she had a younger sister Hellene. She was discovered by Charles Chauvel and cast in a small role in film Sons of Matthew. This led to a role in Into the Straight.[3] She later changed her stage name to "None Piper" and was cast in the female romantic lead in Bitter Springs. She went to Hollywood in 1950 as a guest of Bing Crosby[4][5]
She became an air hostess, and married Polish Australian Michael Bialoguski, a medical practitioner, musician and IA agent and they moved to England in the 1960s. She had a daughter named Janina.[2][7][8]
^ ab"Blonde Cinema Actress, Aged 19". The Sun. No. 11, 758. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1947. p. 5 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ab"Her heart's in the clouds". The News. Vol. 59, no. 9, 137. South Australia. 20 November 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Juvenile Lead in New Film". The Sun. No. 12, 211. New South Wales, Australia. 17 March 1949. p. 8 (LAST FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Star In The Family". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XIV, no. 36. New South Wales, Australia. 3 May 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sydney girl wins Hollywood trip". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 196. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"COVER GIRL", The Australian Woman's Mirror, Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper, 7 September 1949, nla.obj-572741432, retrieved 23 August 2024 – via Trove
