Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet

Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet (2021)

From Victorian farm girl to one of the world’s greatest opera sopranos

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2021-12-16
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Australian International Pictures
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Wayne Groom

Summary

Marjorie grew up in Winchelsea in country Victoria, Australia, dreaming of becoming an opera star like Dame Nellie Melba. In 1928 she went to Paris to study opera without knowing a word of French and having never heard of Richard Wagner. In 1941, at the height her success, she was tragically cut down by polio and became completely paralysed. With the help of Australian nurse, Sister Kenny, Marjorie regained movement in her upper body and resumed her career in a wheelchair. In 1955, MGM made a movie of her life, "Interrupted Melody", starring Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford, which won an Academy Award.

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  • Kiri Te Kanawa

    as Narrator
  • Ita Buttrose

    as Self
  • Richard Bonynge

    as Self
  • Brian Castles Onion

    as Self
  • Miki Oikawa

    as Self
  • John Bolton-Wood

    as Self
Editing Carolyn Bilsborow Editor
Writing Wayne Groom Writer
Production Carolyn Bilsborow Producer
Production Wayne Groom Producer
Camera Carolyn Bilsborow Director of Photography
Directing Wayne Groom Director

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