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Jo Smith
Smith in 1913Smith in 1913
BornJoseph O. Smith
1868
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Died2 December 1954(1954-12-02) (aged 85–86)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
OccupationPlaywright, actor and businessman

Jo Smith (1868 – 2 December 1954) was an Australian playwright who wrote a number of popular melodramas.

Smith was born in Richmond in 1868. He worked as an actor, writer and businessman. His first play was The Miner's Trust. He wrote several successful plays.

Smith donated money from his plays Before the Dawn and The Reveille to soldier organisations.

He left the stage after acting on tour in the 1890s and went into the furniture business and was successful.

Smith died in Toorak on 2 December 1954. He was survived by two daughters.

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References

  1. "STAGE GOSSIP". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 23, 773. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Richard Fotheringham, “Jo Smith.” Companion to Theatre in Australia. Ed. Philip Parsons and Victoria Chance. Sydney: Currency, 1995. pp 532-533.
  3. Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria: Birth registration number 18952/1868
  4. "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 19 August 1909, nla.obj-705829877, retrieved 2 May 2024 – via Trove
  5. "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 November 1917, nla.obj-697110959, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  6. "No title". Table Talk. No. 5. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1915. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Furniture firms head dies". The Sun News-Pictorial. No. 10, 046. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 2 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "RICHMOND AUTHOR'S SUCCESS". Richmond Guardian. No. 2137. Victoria, Australia. 18 August 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Obituary Mr. J. O. Smith". The Age. No. 31, 072. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "To The Editor". The Prahran Telegraph. Vol. 66, no. 3389. Victoria, Australia. 21 May 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ""BEFORE THE DAWN."". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1915. p. 25. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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