Patricia Firman

Patricia Firman (1922 – June 1980) was an Australian model, actress and TV personality.

She began her career aged 14 when discovered by Cinesound Productions. She was a contender for the female lead in Forty Thousand Horsemen but lost to Betty Bryant.[1]

She was an early panellist on the Beauty and the Beast TV show and had her own program Penthouse (Australian TV series).

She died of cancer in 1980[2]

Select film credits

Select theatre credits

  • Mannequins (1938) – play[5]
  • Three Cornered Moon (1938) – play[6]
  • Spring Tide (1941) – play – Minerva Theatre, Sydney 1941[7]
  • The Wind and the Rain Theatre Royal, Sydney 1944
  • The Maid of the Mountains – Theatre Royal, Adelaide 1945
  • The Merry Widow – Theatre Royal, Adelaide 1945
  • Dangerous Corner – Minerva Theatre, Sydney 1946
  • Youth at the Helm – Minerva, Sydney 1946
  • Sweetest and Lowest: A Revue – Minvera, Sydney 1947
  • The Little Hut – Theatre Royal, Adelaide 1956
  • Both Ends Meet – Theatre Royal, Adelaide 1956

References

  1. ↑ "Hollywood After Betty Bryant "Forty" Lead". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 January 1941. p. 19. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Obituary at The Age, 18 July 1980 accessed 14 March 2015
  3. ↑ ""ANOTHER THRESHOLD"". The Truth. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1942. p. 26. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "YOU WANTED TO KNOW". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 26 May 1982. p. 154. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "BRYANT'S PLAYHOUSE—ONE-ACT PLAYS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 June 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "BRYANTS' PLAYHOUSE—"THREE-CORNERED MOON."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 30 July 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "IN THE THEATRES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 June 1941. p. 18. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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