Editing Lola Graham

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'''Lola Glenn Graham''' (23 September 1918{{spaced ndash}}2 January 1992). She first came to public attention after winning a musical competition at age six by playing the piano. She attended [[Shelford Girls' Grammar|Shelford Church of England Girls' Grammar School]] and passed her music examinations in December 1933.<ref name="Argus Dec1933">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11720863 | title = Speech Days: Shelford C.E.G.G.S | newspaper = [[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] | issue = 27,248 | date = 15 December 1933 | access-date = 10 February 2018 | page = 10 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> In October 1936 her piano teacher, Sheila MacFie, organised a recital for Graham and fellow student, Eda Ashton, at the British Music Society's rooms, Melbourne.<ref name="Age Oct1936">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205893150 | title = From Near and Far | newspaper = [[The Age]] | issue = 25,439 | date = 27 October 1936 | access-date = 10 February 2018 | page = 9 | via = National Library of Australia }}</ref> In April 1942 Graham and Ashton were pianists for a radio broadcast on [[ABC Radio Melbourne|3LO]] on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation#Origins|Australian Broadcasting Commission]]'s network. In May of the following year her chamber music piano work was described by ''[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]]''{{'}} reporter, "Graham showed virtuosity in her playing of Albanesi's Sonata in C Major."<ref name="Argus May1943">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11330356 | title = Chamber Concert | newspaper = The Argus|location=Melbourne| issue = 30,166 | date = 3 May 1943 | access-date = 10 February 2018 | page = 9 | via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

She worked in radio for most of her career. In October 1946 she performed a duo piano recital with Mamie Reid on national radio.<ref name="Exam Oct1946">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194932403 | title = To-day's Highlights on National Radio | newspaper = [[The Daily Examiner]] | issue = 2922 | location = [[Grafton, New South Wales|Grafton, NSW]] | date = 16 October 1946 | access-date = 10 February 2018 | page = 4 | via = National Library of Australia}}</ref> She worked in live musical theatre both as a band member and accompanist. Graham married Fred Menhennitt on 23 February 1957 and the couple had two sons. She was a backing musician for [[Barry Humphries]], and in 1962, she provided piano on his album, ''A Nice Night's Entertainment''.<ref name="NLA Nice">{{Citation | author1 = Humphries, Barry | author-link1 = Barry Humphries | author2 = Bates, Jean | author3 = Graham, Lola | author4 = Betjeman, John | author-link4 = John Betjeman | title = A Nice Night's Entertainment with Barry Humphries | date = 1962 | publisher = [[Parlophone]] | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/213269316 | access-date = 10 February 2018 }}</ref> She died, aged 73, after being diagnosed with cancer.

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