Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews (14 December 1842 in London, England – 19 May 1876 in St. Louis, Missouri, US)[1] was an English-born actress and singer who was popular on the stage, particularly in Melbourne. She received a marriage proposal from Robert O'Hara Burke shortly before the Burke and Wills expedition.[2]

She was played by Greta Scacchi in Burke & Wills (1985) and by Nicole Kidman in Wills & Burke (1985).

References

  1. ↑ Works By. austlit.edu.au
  2. ↑ Jean Gittins, 'Mathews, Julia (1842–1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 26 January 2013.

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