19 Facts About Bunney Brooke

Bunney Brooke, born as Dorothy Cronin, was an Australian actress, creator, producer, director, designer, playwright and casting agent, best known for her being one of the early faces of Australian television.

Bunney Brooke was raised by foster parents, and joined the Australian Army in 1939 during the outbreak of war at the age of 18.

The union produced two children but ended after four years, with Bunney Brooke reporting that they were "wrong for marriage".

Bunney Brooke switched to the carefree life of a drifter with little money and few possessions.

Bunney Brooke landed the front cover of the edition of 28 April 1975 of Brisbane's TV Week Magazine, giving an interview of her "battle to the top" explaining being in a better position in life, career success and being a star in the earlier years of Australian TV.

In 1976, Bunney Brooke moved into her house in the near-city suburb of Balmain, yet one year later rented the house and moved out due to a terror campaign which bizarrely included threats, anonymous letters, visits from police, ambulancemen and an undertaker.

Bunney Brooke owned two dogs, as did her neighbour, and both received photostat pamphlets about keeping residence dogs under control, which is believed to have been the first indication of the aforementioned events.

Bunney Brooke lived with Pat McDonald, who suggested her for the role of Flo Patterson.

Bunney Brooke endured a nervous breakdown within the mid-1990s, which was a few years before her death.

Bunney Brooke later worked as a typist with Melbourne-based television production company Crawford Productions.

Bunney Brooke later became a mime artist whilst in Europe as studied under Marcel Marceau in Paris.

Bunney Brooke was working as director of the Adelaide Theatre Company when she was asked to audition for a role in Number 96.

Bunney Brooke continued with Number 96 until the series ended in 1977, appearing in the film adaptation in 1974.

Bunney Brooke was specially written into the Young Doctors episode as a clown, she so impressed Grundy Organization executive Reg Watson with her knowledge of clownsmanship.

Bunney Brooke played various roles in films, miniseries, and TV movies.

Bunney Brooke had acting roles in the Crawford shows Skyways and Carson's Law.

Bunney Brooke later appeared in the second series of Round the Twist and guest starred in some of the later episodes of A Country Practice.

Bunney Brooke, esteemed acting career spanned 50 years from the late 1940s and she to had at least 69 known acting credits to her name in theatre work, spanning four decades ranging from 1956 to 1989.

Charlie Little, director, had Bunney Brooke reflect on her life to him not long before she died as her illness worsened.