Dorothy Gordon (Australian actress)

Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Born	Dorothy Hetty Fosbery Jenner; 1 March 1891; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 March 1985 (aged 94); Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	pen name Andrea
Occupation	Actress; journalist; broadcaster; art director;

Dorothy Hetty Fosbery Jenner OBE (1 March 1891 – 24 March 1985), also known as Dorothy Gordon, was an Australian actress, journalist, and radio broadcaster. She worked as an actress in Hollywood, played the lead in the Australian film Hills of Hate (1926) and did art direction on For the Term of His Natural Life (1927). She is best known for her long career as a columnist and radio commentator under the name Andrea. She was a POW in Hong Kong during World War II.^[1]^[2]

Andrea Place, in the Canberra suburb of Bonython, is named in her honour.^[3]

Partial filmography[]

The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
First Love (1921)
Hills of Hate (1926)
For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)

References[]

^ Christina Twomey, Australia's Forgotten Prisoners: Civilians Interned by the Japanese in World War Two (Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007)
^ Griffen-Foley, Bridget, 'Jenner, Dorothy Hetty Fosbury (Andrea) (1891–1985)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 11 January 2012
^ "Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination — Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977–2011), p.3". Trove. 31 August 1988. Retrieved 16 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Dorothy Gordon Jenner at Australian Women's Register
Dorothy Gordon at Women Film Pioneers Project
Jenner, Dorothy Hetty Fosbury (1891–1985) in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia

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[1] Christina Twomey, Australia's Forgotten Prisoners: Civilians Interned by the Japanese in World War Two (Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2007)

[2] Griffen-Foley, Bridget, 'Jenner, Dorothy Hetty Fosbury (Andrea) (1891–1985)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 11 January 2012

[3] "Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination — Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977–2011), p.3". Trove. 31 August 1988. Retrieved 16 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Dorothy Gordon
Born	Dorothy Hetty Fosbery Jenner 1 March 1891 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 March 1985 (aged 94) Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	pen name Andrea
Occupation	Actress journalist broadcaster art director