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Contributor	Ethel Lang
Gender	Female
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	29 June 1902
Place Of Birth	Sydney
Date of Death	November 1995
Place Of Death	Sydney
Functions	Actor
Notes	also known as Ethel Brunton, actress prominent in radio and stage roles. She was a performer since the age of seven she appeared in school plays and concerts before being asked to play Napoleon's son in The Royal Divorce. Started her career in radio in 1924. Long running roles in The Lawsons and Blue Hills. She received the AM in 1992 for services to the arts and community.
Related Contributors	Is parent of Barbara Brunton-Gibb (Actor. Event Dates: 1940 - 1965) Is parent of Wendy Brunton Gibb (Actor. Event Dates: 1946) Is spouse of James Brunton-Gibb (Actor, Teacher, Elocutionist. Event Dates: 1921 - 1924)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964
	Actor The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964
	Edward Albee - Writer The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 John Bell - Stage Manager The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 Neva Carr Glyn - Actor The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 John Clark - Director The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 Allan Lander - Actor The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 Don Pascoe - Actor The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 Gwen Plumb - Actor The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964
	Hoyts Theatres Ltd The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 The Old Tote Theatre Company The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964 Three Shilling Theatre The American Dream, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1964
Resources	Article: Stars of the: Players Born and Bred [Ethel Lang and Wendy Brunton Gibb], The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser, 28 November 1946, 1 Book: Richard Lane, National Film and Sound Archive, The golden age of Australian radio drama, 1923-1960: a history through biography, Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, VIC, 1994
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	225045

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