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Bunney Brooke (9 January 1925 – 2 April 2000), born as Dorothy Jean 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.

Brooke had joined the Australian army at 18, and started her career in London in the years after WWII in repertory theatre

She became known for her television, movie, theatre acting and comedy roles in Australia including the children's show The Magic Circle Club and her role of Flo Patterson in the soap opera and movie release version of Number 96 in the 1970s (a role for which she won a Silver Logie Award)

In her later years she captured a new generation of viewers locally and international for her role's as Helen "Nell" Rickards in children's series Round the Twist (1989 and 1992) and as Violet "Vi" Patchett in soap opera E Street (1990).

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Patricia Ethell "Pat" McDonald (1 August 1921 – 10 March 1990) early known professionally as Miss Patricia McDonald, was an Australian Gold Logie winning actress of radio, stage and screen, primarily in small screen, her performance career spanned some 60 years in the industry.

McDonald was active in the industry as a child since 1928, and worked early in her career in England. having appeared in a few early Australian films, and featured in numerous theatre roles for many years. In her latter years she appeared primarily in radio and TV in soap opera's and became best known locally for her role in serial Number 96 as the malapropism speaking stickybeak, pensioner Dorrie Evans, appearing opposite co-star vaudevillian and early star Ron Shand as her hen-pecked husband Herb. "Dorrie and Herb", were essentially comic characters.

McDonald post-96 she found prominence with the TV soap opera Sons and Daughters as former madam Aunty Fiona Thompson, whom she based on Auntie Mame.

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