Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews (14 December 1842 – 19 May 1876)[1] was an English-born actress and singer who was popular on the stage, particularly in Melbourne. Matthews was born in London in 1842.[2] She received a marriage proposal from Robert O'Hara Burke shortly before the Burke and Wills expedition.[3] Matthews died aged just 33, in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]

Julia Matthews

She was played by Greta Scacchi in Burke & Wills (1985) and by Nicole Kidman in Wills & Burke (1985).

It has been claimed that the film actress Jessie Matthews (1907–1981) was a descendant.[5]

References

Works By. austlit.edu.au
Works By. austlit.edu.au
Jean Gittins, 'Mathews, Julia (1842–1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 26 January 2013.
Works By. austlit.edu.au
"A Survey & Some Opinions". The Sydney Mail. Vol. L, no. 1302. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Portrait at National Portrait Gallery

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[1] Works By. austlit.edu.au

[2] Works By. austlit.edu.au

[3] Jean Gittins, 'Mathews, Julia (1842–1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 26 January 2013.

[4] Works By. austlit.edu.au

[5] "A Survey & Some Opinions". The Sydney Mail. Vol. L, no. 1302. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.