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Name	Gertrude Emily Johnson
Born	13 September, 1894 Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 March, 1973 (aged 78) Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Penberthy, Albert James (employee) Truscott, John Edward (supported) Lorenz, Clarice Maude (collaborator)
Education *	Presentation College Windsor (Windsor, Melbourne) (student, 1906-1911)
Occupation or Descriptor *	opera singer (1915-1921) Victoria, Australia opera singer (1921-1935) Overseas theatre director (1935-1973) Victoria, Australia opera director (1938-1973) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate