James Brunton Gibb LTCL (13 January 1897 – 28 June 1968) was a prominent Australian performer of radio and stage, theatre impresario and teacher of elocution.
From 1919 to 1939 he regularly gave popular recitals, commonly at St James' Hall in Phillip St., or King's Hall, Sydney, accompanied by performers such as Ethel Lang, Lindley Evans, Rosa Alba, Albert Goossens, Tom Lamond, Idwal Jenkins and Wilfred Thomas.
He also supported rival schools run by Gladys Guest, S. Gordon Lavers, Zita Swales and Beth Powe.
[4] He served as adjudicator at that and similar competitions at Kurri Kurri[5] Taree[6] Riverina[7] Goulburn, Maitland, Toronto, New South Wales, Windsor, Queensland[8] then major contests in Brisbane, Wellington, New Zealand[9] Devonport, Tasmania[10] and contributed to many charity fund-raisers and Anzac Day services.
[18][19] Wendy appeared in the 1949 Charles Chauvel film Sons of Matthew, left for London and joined Dan O'Connor's British Commonwealth Players and in 1953 became Mrs Michael Benge.