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Rose Maud Quong (15 August 1879 — 14 December 1972) was a Chinese Australian actor, performer and writer . Early life. Born in East Melbourne, Australia to merchant Chun Quong and Annie née Moy Quong, Rose Maud Quong grew up in Melbourne, where she attended University High School and passed her matriculation exams.
Rose Maud Quong (1879-1972), performer and writer, was born on 15 August 1879 in East Melbourne, eldest of four children of Chun Quong, a merchant from Canton (Guangzhou), China, and his Victorian-born wife Annie, née Moy Quong.
Feb 14, 2020 · Rose Quong was one of Australia’s first great actors. During a career that spanned decades, continents, from stage to screen, Rose not only performed alongside some of the most famous men and women of the twentieth century but held her own while doing so.
The story of Rose Quong (1879-1972) reveals how an Australian learned to use the pervasive Orientalism of the early twentieth century to her own ends. Quong claimed an essential ability to interpret Chinese culture, forging a career out of lecturing and writing on Chinese literature and traditions, and performing her own Chineseness.
Oct 12, 2020 · Her youth coincided with the heyday of anti-Chinese racism and the White Australia Policy but Rose Quong became one of Australia's most successful exports.
Annette Kellerman, Rose Quong and Merle Oberon were internationally successful 'Australian' performers of the first half of the twentieth century. Kellerman was a swimmer, diver, lecturer and silent-film star; Quong was an actor, lecturer and writer who forged a career in London and New York; and Oberon was one of the most celebrated film stars ...
Rose Quong was born ca. 1879 in Melbourne, Australia, the daughter of Chinese parents Chun Quong and Annie Moy Quong. She grew up in Australia and was employed by the government and performed with the Melbourne Repertory Players until 1924, when she went to study acting in England.
