Alma Butterfield Explained

Alma Butterfield was an Australian writer and actor. She was best known for her work on radio including a long stint on Blue Hills.^[1]

According to one critic her performance in Slaughter of St Teresa's Day was "sublime: she brilliantly encapsulates an entire generation of Australian womanhood, with her hunched shoulders, faded dress, mangled vocabulary and verbal sniping."^[2]

Select credits

• The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day (1960)^[3]
• A Little South of Heaven (1961)

External links

• Alma Butterfield at IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Stars of the Air – Mrs. Jenkins, in "Blue Hills" . . 1630 . Victoria, Australia . 23 February 1950 . 3 August 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
2. Filmink. Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day. Stephen. Vagg. October 19, 2020.
3. News: Perry Masonnew honors . . 27 . 45 . Australia . 13 April 1960 . 3 August 2020 . 66 . National Library of Australia.