Letty Craydon

Letty Craydon (1899-2 November 1965) was an Australian actress who performed on stage, radio, television and in films. She was also an author.[1] Craydon made her professional debut aged six months old. She said she specialised in the "mop and bucket act".[2]

She was married to Ron Shand.[3] Craydon died in 1965 after a short illness.[4]

Craydon Place in the Canberra suburb of Chapman is named in her honour.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Letty Craydon's Varied Career". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 157. New South Wales, Australia. 21 January 1941. p. 5 (Women's Supplement). Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Two first nights". The Age. 14 May 1955. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "50 years on stage and one regret". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 1960. p. 30.
  4. ↑ "Actress Letty Craydon dies at 66". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1965. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory: National Memorials Ordinance 1928–1972". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 65. Australia. 7 June 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (19 July 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Gone to the Dogs". Filimink. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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