Lottie Lyell (23 February 1890 â€" 21 December 1925), born Charlotte
Edith Cox, was an Australian actress, screenwriter, editor and
filmmaker. She is regarded as Australia's first film star, and also
contributed to the local industry during the silent era through her
collaborations with director and writer Raymond Longford.She was born
in Balmain, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales in 1890. By 1912,
Lyell had become romantically involved with Longford. The couple lived
together in Brisbane and formed one the most productive and
influential partnerships in the history of Australian cinema. Although
Longford was separated, his Catholic wife would not divorce him and he
was never able to marry Lyell. Lyell fell ill with tuberculosis and
died at her home in Roseville, North Sydney on 21 December 1925.
Longford died in 1959, and is buried alongside Lyell at Macquarie Park
Cemetery and Crematorium.Charlotte Cox started her acting career at
the age of 17. She took the stage name of Lottie Lyell, and in 1910 at
age 20 had her theatre breakthrough, when she performed as Maggie
Brown in An Englishman's Home. The travelling theatre company took
Lyell on tour for the show and she performed across Australia,
including Tasmania, and New Zealand. After visiting 85 towns, the tour
ended when a flood held up the production in Murtoa, Victoria. Lyell's
later theatre successes continued when she joined the Clark and
Meynell Company.
Edith Cox, was an Australian actress, screenwriter, editor and
filmmaker. She is regarded as Australia's first film star, and also
contributed to the local industry during the silent era through her
collaborations with director and writer Raymond Longford.She was born
in Balmain, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales in 1890. By 1912,
Lyell had become romantically involved with Longford. The couple lived
together in Brisbane and formed one the most productive and
influential partnerships in the history of Australian cinema. Although
Longford was separated, his Catholic wife would not divorce him and he
was never able to marry Lyell. Lyell fell ill with tuberculosis and
died at her home in Roseville, North Sydney on 21 December 1925.
Longford died in 1959, and is buried alongside Lyell at Macquarie Park
Cemetery and Crematorium.Charlotte Cox started her acting career at
the age of 17. She took the stage name of Lottie Lyell, and in 1910 at
age 20 had her theatre breakthrough, when she performed as Maggie
Brown in An Englishman's Home. The travelling theatre company took
Lyell on tour for the show and she performed across Australia,
including Tasmania, and New Zealand. After visiting 85 towns, the tour
ended when a flood held up the production in Murtoa, Victoria. Lyell's
later theatre successes continued when she joined the Clark and
Meynell Company.
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