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Dorothy Muriel CRAWFORD

Also known as: née Crawford, D. C.

Born: 21 March 1911

Died: 2 September 1988

Special Achievements:

March 1942-1944 - Became one of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s first three female announcers in Victoria.

Additional Information:

1944 - Joined, with her brother Hector, the radio-production firm Broadcast Exchange of Australia Pty Ltd.
1945 - She and her brother founded Hector Crawford (later Crawford) Productions Pty Ltd where she managed production.
1954-1966 - She initiated the Crawford TV Workshop.
1973 - Received award from the Australian Writers’ Guild for encouraging Australian writers.
2004 - Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

Resources

References

Colligan, Mimi. Australian Dictionary of Biography. “Crawford, Dorothy Muriel (1911–1988)”. accessed 24 January 2020.

The Australian Women's Register. “Crawford, Dorothy Muriel Turner (1911 - 1988)”. accessed 25 January 2020.

Doyle, Maryanne. The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. “Crawford, Dorothy Muriel”. accessed 25 January 2020.

Wikipedia. “Dorothy Crawford”. accessed 25 January 2020.

Doyle, Maryanne and Arneil, Chris. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. “Dorothy Crawford, Lynn Foster and Grace Gibson”. accessed 25 January 2020.
Image - Dorothy Muriel Crawford

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Used with permission of Crawford Productions Pty. Ltd. and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

HerStory

Dorothy Muriel CRAWFORD

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