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Lorna Bingham (1912 – 10 July 1970) was an Australian actress writer best known for her work on radio and her children's books. She was a leading writer for George Edwards for a number of years, writing and producing many episodes of serial Dad and Dave from Snake Gully over a 9-year period, a series in which she also features as an actress.

Born to actress Loris Bingham, both her parents worked in the theatre for J.C. Williamson and Lorna began her career as an actress. She began writing for radio.

References

1. Lorna Bingham at AustLit
2. George Edwards at Australian Variety Theatre
3. "Meet LORNA BINGHAM—'Dad & Dave' scriptwriter". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 February 1951. p. 3 Section: South Coast Times FEATURE SECTION. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
4. "Women's Interests On The Air She Wrote 2,500 Episodes Of A Serial". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 May 1953. p. 7 Section: Women's Section. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

• Lorna Bingham at AustLit

• 1912 births
• 1970 deaths
• Australian radio actresses
• Australian radio writers
• Women radio writers
• 20th-century Australian actresses
• 20th-century Australian women writers
• 20th-century Australian writers