Lola Edna Brooks (1933 - 1985)

Wife of Richard Meikle — married 1955 (to before 1968) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1985 at about age 51 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Lola Edna Brooks is Notable.

Lola Edna was born in 1933. She was the daughter of Jack Brooks and wife Edna. ^{[1] [2]}

Her parents had married in Auckland in 1931, and then moved to Sydney. Not clear which country Lola was born in -- can be looked up at NZ libraries microfiche.

In September 1951, Lola and Richard Meikle were love interests in a production of Worm's Eye View performed at the Theatre Royal in Auckland. ^[3] In 1955 in Sydney she and Richard would marry, ^[4] although they would later separate.

Lola appeared in many film, TV and radio productions. ^[5]

She passed away in 1985 in Sydney. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Her mother's mother's death notice names a granddaughter Lola (see her WT profile for source link); and Lola's death certificate names parents as Jack and Edna.
2. ↑ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 91–94.
   • Cited by Wikipedia (accessed 26 April 2023) for the birth date 7 Feb 1933; the page says that this source gives Australia as birthplace whilst another source "AusStage" gives New Zealand.
3. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26528, 17 September 1951, Page 3
   "The Stage" (accessed 26 April 2023)
4. ↑ 20404/1955 MEIKLE RICHARD, BROOKS, LOLA EDNA, SYDNEY
5. ↑ Wikipedia: Lola_Brooks_(actress)
6. ↑ NSW BDM Death search: BROOKS LOLA, 21337/1985 JACK, EDNA, 001

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