Letty Craydon

Letty Craydon (1899 – 2 November 1965) was an Australian actress who performed on stage, radio, television and in films. She was also an author. Craydon made her professional debut aged six months old. She said she specialised in the "mop and bucket act".

She was married to Ron Shand. Craydon died in 1965 after a short illness.

Craydon Place in the Canberra suburb of Chapman is named in her honour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Letty Craydon's Varied Career". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 157. New South Wales, Australia. 21 January 1941. p. 5 (Women's Supplement). Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Two first nights". The Age. 14 May 1955. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "50 years on stage and one regret". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 1960. p. 30.
  4. ↑ "Actress Letty Craydon dies at 66". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1965. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory: National Memorials Ordinance 1928–1972". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 65. Australia. 7 June 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (19 July 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Gone to the Dogs". Filimink. Retrieved 19 July 2025.