Pauline Garrick

Pauline Garrick (3 July 1921 – 13 July 2001) was an Australian singer and actress, best known for her numerous singing appearances and playing the female lead in The Rats of Tobruk (1944).

She was the daughter of famed singer Strella Wilson and changed her name so as not to be confused with her mother. She was one of the most popular singers in Australia in the 1940s. She performed for Australian troops during World War Two.

Garrick was voted Miss Sydney in 1944.

Garrick retired briefly to get married and have a child but then returned to singing in 1948. She regularly performed in operas and musicals.

Garrick died on 13 July 2001.