Ngaio Marsh 1895 - 1982

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh, 1895–1982 OBE, DBE. Christchurch artist, playwright, actor, novelist, and director.

Ngaio Marsh, ngaio, marsh, writer, crime, Christchurch, director

PORTRAITS

Image: Mounted photograph by Standish and Preece of Ngaio Marsh (school prefect) in her St. Margaret's College school uniform

Mounted photograph by Standish and Preece of Ngaio Marsh (school prefect) in her St. Margaret's College school uniform

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Painting of Ngaio Marsh

Painting of Ngaio Marsh

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh

Ngaio Marsh

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh

Ngaio Marsh

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 3/4 portrait of Ngaio Marsh

3/4 portrait of Ngaio Marsh

Auckland Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh

Ngaio Marsh

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Head and shoulder portrait of Ngaio Marsh

Head and shoulder portrait of Ngaio Marsh

Auckland Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh photographed during the 1940s : "Ngaio in the spotlight"

Ngaio Marsh photographed during the 1940s : "Ngaio in the spotlight"

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh holding a book

Ngaio Marsh holding a book

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh with a book

Ngaio Marsh with a book

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh sitting in her Jaguar XK150

Ngaio Marsh sitting in her Jaguar XK150

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh holding a mounted pistol

Ngaio Marsh holding a mounted pistol

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh reading a book

Ngaio Marsh reading a book

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh writing in a book

Ngaio Marsh writing in a book

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh : reprint of colour photograph

Ngaio Marsh : reprint of colour photograph

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh with clasped hands

Ngaio Marsh with clasped hands

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh sitting in a chair

Ngaio Marsh sitting in a chair

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh in old age, one of the last to be taken of her

Ngaio Marsh in old age, one of the last to be taken of her

Christchurch City Libraries

books and ARTICLES

Image: Dame Ngaio Marsh fact sheet

Dame Ngaio Marsh fact sheet

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: [untitled figure] - Little Housebound : an early Ngaio Marsh play and its manuscripts

[untitled figure] - Little Housebound : an early Ngaio Marsh play and its manuscripts

Victoria University of Wellington

Research paper

The Janus problem : a search for patterns in the life and fiction of Dame Ngaio Marsh.

University of Canterbury Library

THEATRE AND SCREEN

Image: Ngaio Marsh - Photograph taken by W S Baverstock

Ngaio Marsh - Photograph taken by W S Baverstock

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Four producers of Hamlet

Four producers of Hamlet

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh as Hamlet

Ngaio Marsh as Hamlet

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Page of stage directions for Scene XI

Page of stage directions for Scene XI

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Scene from a Canterbury University production of Henry V by William Shakespeare

Scene from a Canterbury University production of Henry V by William Shakespeare

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh and the cast of Macbeth 1947

Ngaio Marsh and the cast of Macbeth 1947

Auckland Libraries

Image: Hamlet, produced by the University of Canterbury Drama Society and performed at the Civic Theatre

Hamlet, produced by the University of Canterbury Drama Society and performed at the Civic Theatre

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: George Baker and Ngaio Marsh on the set of Ngaio Marsh's Vintage Murder

George Baker and Ngaio Marsh on the set of Ngaio Marsh's Vintage Murder

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh Theatre - Died in the Wool

Ngaio Marsh Theatre - Died in the Wool

NZ On Screen

Image: Three New Zealanders: Ngaio Marsh

Three New Zealanders: Ngaio Marsh

NZ On Screen

NGAIO AND FRIENDS

Image: Ngaio Marsh and Jonathan Elsom

Ngaio Marsh and Jonathan Elsom

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Cast of Hamlet

Cast of Hamlet

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: British Commonwealth Theatre Company on New Zealand tour

British Commonwealth Theatre Company on New Zealand tour

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh with Rhodes and Plunket families

Ngaio Marsh with Rhodes and Plunket families

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh and Frank Sargeson

Ngaio Marsh and Frank Sargeson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Canterbury College Shakespearean players, Ngaio Marsh, and the Mayor of Wellington

Canterbury College Shakespearean players, Ngaio Marsh, and the Mayor of Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngaio Marsh with members of the Little Theatre Group

Ngaio Marsh with members of the Little Theatre Group

Christchurch City Libraries

NGAIO MARSH HOUSE

Image: Ngaio Marsh House

Ngaio Marsh House

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh House

Ngaio Marsh House

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh House

Ngaio Marsh House

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh's house

Ngaio Marsh's house

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh's house

Ngaio Marsh's house

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh House, garden and entry

Ngaio Marsh House, garden and entry

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Dame Ngaio Marsh

Dame Ngaio Marsh

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Ngaio Marsh standing in her garden

Ngaio Marsh standing in her garden

Christchurch City Libraries