Guide to the Papers of Bettina Dickson
MS 9236
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Bettina Dickson
- Title
- Papers of Bettina Dickson
- Date Range
- 1932-1980
- Collection Number
- MS 9236
- Extent
- 1.34 metres (1 box, 2 folio boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The papers include fan letters, photographs, scrapbooks, posters and theatre programs.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn460254).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bettina Dickson, National Library of Australia, MS 9236, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
The papers were transferred to the National Library by the National Film and Sound Archive in May 1998.
Biographical Note
Bettie Dickson was born in Adelaide in 1924 and educated at Adelaide High School. She moved to Sydney in 1942 to pursue a career as an actress and soon appeared regularly in radio plays and on the stage, working with such people as Peter Finch and Dick Bentley. In 1950 she emigrated to England and had a long career as a stage, radio and television actress. She also achieved some fame in 'dubbing' the voices of European film stars.
Dickson married the singer and broadcaster Wilfrid Thomas (NLA MS 7562) in 1956 and they lived in London until her death in 1991.