Anona winn biography books
Anona winn biography books
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Anona Winn
Australian actress and broadcaster (1904–1994)
Anona Winn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anona Edna Wilkins 5 January 1904 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 2 February 1994(1994-02-02) (aged 90) Bournemouth, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, broadcaster & singer |
Anona WinnMBE (born Anona Edna Wilkins, 5 January 1904 – 2 February 1994) was an Australian-born actress, broadcaster and singer, who spent most of her career in the UK.[1]
Career
Born in Sydney, she studied at the Redland College For Girls in Sydney She then studied piano and eventually opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music,[2] which the latter was possible due to a scholarship from Dame Nellie Melba.[citation needed] Melba, who convinced her to change her name to Winn, also called her a "human flute" due to her massive range.
She became disillusioned with the training, calling it the "strait-jacket of opera training", th