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Roland Conway

{{Short description|Australian actor and producer (1882-1960)}}

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Roland James Conway (born James Edward Wayland; 1882 – 16 June 1960) was an Australian actor and producer best known for his work in silent films of the era.{{clarify|date=September 2014}} In the 1930s, he was president of the Actors' Federation of Australasia.{{cite news|title=Touring Theatre Employees - Few Left Stranded. Protection of Law.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124234703/?terms=Roland%2BConway|accessdate=19 July 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 July 1937|page=14|language=en}}

In 1927, he married Australia tennis player Floris St. George, who played at the 1922 Australian Open.Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950{{cite web|title=Tennis: Australian Open: Women: Doubles|url=http://sports123.com/ten/wau-d.html|publisher=Sports 123}} She died age 83 in February 1968.{{cite news|title=Our First Lady of Tennis: Tribute to Mrs. Conway|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123762063/?terms=Floris%2BSt.%2BGeorge|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 January 1969|page=12|language=en}}

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  • The Silence of Dean Maitland (1915){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59300075 |title="FATAL WEDDING" TO BE REVIVED. |newspaper=The Mail |location=Adelaide |date=26 June 1915 |accessdate=16 September 2014 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • The Worst Woman in London (1917){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5558731 |title=WHO IS SHE?. |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=2 October 1917 |accessdate=16 September 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • The Evil Men Do (1917){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5554465 |title=THE EVIL MEN DO. |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=18 September 1917 |accessdate=16 September 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0176771}}
  • [http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/258761 Australian theatre credits] at AusStage

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Category:Australian male silent film actors

Category:1882 births

Category:1960 deaths

Category:Date of birth missing

Category:20th-century Australian male actors

Category:People from Maitland, New South Wales

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