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Olivia Newton-John remembered: an icon of screen and music

She was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases, and who found success exploring many facets of her talent.
9 Aug 2022 13:14
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Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in Grease. Image: Paramount Pictures.

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Catherine Strong, RMIT University

Born in Cambridge in 1948, Newton-John moved to Melbourne at age six (becoming one of a myriad of non-Australian celebrities wholeheartedly claimed by this country).

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