Born

1898
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died

1983

Occupation

Film maker

Alternative Names

• Wilcox, Elsie May (birth name)

Summary

Elsa Chauvel collaborated with her filmmaker husband, Charles Chauvel, on a number of feature films including Uncivilized (1936), Forty Thousand Horsemen (1941), Sons of Matthew (1949), Jedda (1955) and Heritage (1935).

Sources used to compile this entry: Crichton, Pam, 'Chauvel, Elsa (1898 - 1983)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A170202b.htm.