Maggie Fitzgibbon

Margaret Helen Fitzgibbon (OAM) (30 January 1929 – 8 June 2020) was an Australian actress and singer, best known for her career in Britain. Coming from a show-business family, she was the older sister of musician Smacka Fitzgibbon. She was best known for her small-screen roles in BBC serial The Newcomers and LWT's Manhunt, though she appeared in numerous West End theatre musicals and light dramas showcasing her singing talents. which ran from 1965 to 1969. This led to her own show for London Weekend Television Maggie's Place and with guest appearances such as Benny Hill and Morecambe and Wise. She also played a leading role as Adelaide in LWT's 1970 26-part wartime drama Manhunt, and appeared in the 1972 film Sunstruck opposite Harry Secombe.

She returned to Australia briefly in 1963 to star in Noël Coward's Australian production of his musical Sail Away, then returning to London to star with Bob Monkhouse and Ronnie Corbett in the Drury Lane production of The Boys from Syracuse (Luce). Her final West End appearance was in Side By Side By Sondheim after which she retired to farm in Australia, making only occasional guest appearances, mainly on the concert stage.

Awards In 2002 she was awarded an OAM for services to the community. Fitzgibbon was featured in the Victorian Jazz Archive exhibition entitled The Fitzgibbon Dynasty. Fitzgibbon died in June 2020 at the age of 91.