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'''Kathy Troutt''' (born 14 September 1947) |
'''Kathy Troutt''' (born 14 September 1947) is an English-born model, actress, deep sea diver{{clarify|reason= what is meant by deep sea diver, it is a vague term|date=May 2017}} and dolphin trainer who moved to [[Australia]] in 1948.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} |
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==Diving career== |
==Diving career== |
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At age 16 Kathy Troutt made the |
At age 16 Kathy Troutt made the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' for the deepest female deep sea [[scuba diving|scuba dive]], breathing ordinary air to a depth of {{convert|320|ft|m|1}}{{clarify|date=June 2016}} off Sydney Harbour with former Royal Australian Navy diver, Wally Reynolds.<ref>"Deep Dive" ''People'' magazine (Australia) by Alan Kershaw 17 November 1965</ref> Kathy dived on Sydney Harbour shipwrecks in 1965.<ref>''Australian Skindivers'' magazine, December 1965 'Wreck of Catherine Adamston'.</ref> |
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==Modeling and acting career== |
==Modeling and acting career== |
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Sports clothes and glamour model throughout the 1960s, she appeared on [[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]] |
Sports clothes and [[glamour model]] throughout the 1960s, she appeared on ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' (as herself) as a visiting marine biologist.{{clarify|date=June 2016}} |
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Troutt appeared in the documentary Mermaids in Paradise released to television and cinemas in 1965 by [[Ben Cropp]]{{ |
Troutt appeared in the documentary ''Mermaids in Paradise'', released to television and cinemas in 1965 by [[Ben Cropp]].<ref>{{cite journal|title= Interview with Kathy Troutt|journal=[[Fathom (magazine)|Fathom]]|volume=1|issue= 1|editor-last=Harding|editor-first=John |publisher=Gareth Powell Associates|location=Sydney, NSW |url=https://fathom1a.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/fathom-one-pages-19-31-kathy-troutt.html |page=30|via=Blogger.com Fathom#1, Thursday May 5, 2016|date=1971 |access-date= 23 May 2017}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal|title= Interview with Kathy Troutt|work=Fathom magazine|volume=1|issue= 1|editor-last=Harding|editor-first=John |publisher=Gareth Powell Associates|location=Sydney, NSW |url=https://fathom1a.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/fathom-one-pages-19-31-kathy-troutt.html |page=30|via=Blogger.com Fathom#1, Thursday May 5 2016|date=1971 |accessdate= 23 May 2017}}</ref> |
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==Dolphin training== |
==Dolphin training== |
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She worked in pantomime London, England, where she trained dolphins for movies. She was spotted by a representative of director Mike Nichols, where she was to train a dolphin for the feature film ''[[The Day of the Dolphin]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} |
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Troutt was later hired for similar work for the feature film ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'', in which she also played the [[body double]] for [[Brooke Shields]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnord |first=Gary |title=Depth Defying |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/07/11/depth-defying/ce8d8555-4921-4b68-9f49-d9bfc7105233/?noredirect=on |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=6 June 2018 |date=July 11, 1980}}</ref> |
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This was followed by work as a crew member on ''[[Return to the Blue Lagoon]]'' and several other feature films later produced in Australia and Asia.<ref>Kathy Troutt with dolphin. Cover, ''Australian Women's Weekly'', 19 September 1973</ref> |
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[[Category:English television actresses]] |
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Kathy Troutt (born 14 September 1947) is an English-born model, actress, deep sea diver[clarification needed] and dolphin trainer who moved to Australia in 1948.[citation needed]
Diving career
[edit]At age 16 Kathy Troutt made the Guinness Book of Records for the deepest female deep sea scuba dive, breathing ordinary air to a depth of 320 feet (97.5 m)[clarification needed] off Sydney Harbour with former Royal Australian Navy diver, Wally Reynolds.[1] Kathy dived on Sydney Harbour shipwrecks in 1965.[2]
Modeling and acting career
[edit]Sports clothes and glamour model throughout the 1960s, she appeared on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (as herself) as a visiting marine biologist.[clarification needed] Troutt appeared in the documentary Mermaids in Paradise, released to television and cinemas in 1965 by Ben Cropp.[3]
Dolphin training
[edit]She worked in pantomime London, England, where she trained dolphins for movies. She was spotted by a representative of director Mike Nichols, where she was to train a dolphin for the feature film The Day of the Dolphin.[citation needed]
Troutt was later hired for similar work for the feature film The Blue Lagoon, in which she also played the body double for Brooke Shields.[4]
This was followed by work as a crew member on Return to the Blue Lagoon and several other feature films later produced in Australia and Asia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deep Dive" People magazine (Australia) by Alan Kershaw 17 November 1965
- ^ Australian Skindivers magazine, December 1965 'Wreck of Catherine Adamston'.
- ^ Harding, John, ed. (1971). "Interview with Kathy Troutt". Fathom. 1 (1). Sydney, NSW: Gareth Powell Associates: 30. Retrieved 23 May 2017 – via Blogger.com Fathom#1, Thursday May 5, 2016.
- ^ Arnord, Gary (11 July 1980). "Depth Defying". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Kathy Troutt with dolphin. Cover, Australian Women's Weekly, 19 September 1973
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