Janice Dinnen

Janice Dinnen (10 December 1945 – 26 January 1974^[1]) was an Australian actor of stage, film, and theatre. She was a child actor and model, given a role in the Cinerama film South Seas Adventure.^[2] Her parents had emigrated from England in 1940.^[3]

She married producer John Weiley, and they had a daughter. Dinnen died in a traffic accident in London in 1974.^[4]

Select credits

Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) - film
South Seas Adventure (1958) - film
Bungala Boys (1961) - film^[5]
The Cherry Orchard (1963) - stage performance at Old Tote
Hamlet (1963) - stage performance at Old Tote with John Bell
The Importance of Being Earnest - stage performance at Old Tote
Ballad for One Gun (1963) - TV play
Days of Glory (1964) - play at Old Tote
Measure for Measure (1964) - TV for schools^[6]
A Sound of Trumpets (1964) - TV play
The Stranger (1964-65) - TV series^[7]^[8]
Auto Stop (1965) - TV play
The Flying Swan (1965) - TV mini-series
The Battlers (1968) - TV series
Mogul (1969) - guest role on TV series
Tam Lin (1970) - film
Fraud Squad (1970) - guest role on TV series

References

^ "Family notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1974 – via Ryerson Index.
^ "Modelling Plans By Student Actress". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 68, no. 12. New South Wales, Australia. 26 August 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Film Chance For G.S.Y. Girl". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 65, no. 14. New South Wales, Australia. 4 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Young singer's musical future". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 92, no. 45. New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1987. p. 28. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Young stars shine in surf club film". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 29, no. 4. Australia, Australia. 28 June 1961. p. 5 (Teenagers' Weekly). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Shakespeare". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXX, no. 48. Victoria, Australia. 31 July 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "No title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 181. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1965. p. 1 (Television and radio guide). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Kids!— You can't fool them". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 4[?]. Australia, Australia. 29 April 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Janice Dinnen at Ausstage
Janice Dinnen at IMDB

[1] "Family notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1974 – via Ryerson Index.

[2] "Modelling Plans By Student Actress". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 68, no. 12. New South Wales, Australia. 26 August 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Film Chance For G.S.Y. Girl". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 65, no. 14. New South Wales, Australia. 4 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Young singer's musical future". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 92, no. 45. New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1987. p. 28. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Young stars shine in surf club film". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 29, no. 4. Australia, Australia. 28 June 1961. p. 5 (Teenagers' Weekly). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Shakespeare". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXX, no. 48. Victoria, Australia. 31 July 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "No title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 181. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1965. p. 1 (Television and radio guide). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "Kids!— You can't fool them". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 4[?]. Australia, Australia. 29 April 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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