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Lucille Power
Lucille Power May 1952
Other nameLucille Loggen
PartnerFreddy Logan

Lucille Power was an Australian model and actress.

Career

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Lucille Power attended Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Darlinghurst.[1]

After leaving school, Power studied art, business, drama, and modelling. She modelled for a fashion company in Sydney where she worked as a clothes designer.[2] She also appeared in Pix magazine,[3] and was featured on the cover of several issues.[4][5] In 1949, she entered Pix's beauty contest Pacific Neptune's Daughter.[6]

In 1950, Power was a candidate for Miss Australia.[7][8] She won the title of Miss Lane Cove as part of the quest to nominate Miss Australia that year.[2]

Power joined the cast of Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath when it opened in Adelaide in November 1950.[9][10] The cast, including Power, then took the show to New Zealand in December.[11] They then toured Australia through 1951.[12][13]

She left Australia for Europe in 1952.[14] She appeared in films in England, a water ballet Niagara Follies in Italy and Spain, danced in France and Belgium, and modelled in the Netherlands.[15] In 1954, Power was said to have appeared in ten films in England.[15] This included a role as a "harem girl" in The Belles of St. Trinian's, filmed at Shepparton, Middlesex and released in 1954.[16] Other roles included parts in The Master of Ballantrae, and As Long as They're Happy.[15] She also continued modelling, and was a runnerup in Miss Cinerama 1954.[1]

While in the Netherlands, she met Dutch jazz musician Freddy Logan. She joined his band as a singer when they toured West Germany.[15] The two were married in October 1953 in Amsterdam and relocated to England.[17] In 1956, they had a son John F. Loggen and visited Australia see Power's family. They had intended to then continue on to America where Power would pursue her acting career,[18] however Freddy Logan decided to stay in Australia.[17]

Filmography

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Local girl makes hit in London". Daily Mirror. No. 4146. New South Wales, Australia. 20 September 1954. p. 3 (Late Final Extra 2). Retrieved 4 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Brunette 19, Miss Lane Cove". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Photographic model in Miss Australia Quest". The Sun. 1950-07-26. p. 11. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  4. ↑ Pix Sydney, N.S.W: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1938. Web. 4 August 2026
  5. ↑ Pix Sydney, N.S.W: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1938. Web. 4 August 2026
  6. ↑ "Pacific Neptune's Daughter - Only three more weeks for big quest". Pix. 23 (24): 30–31. 10 December 1949.
  7. ↑ "U.S. has a soft spot for Diggers". The Sun. 1950-05-29. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Lane Cover quest campaign". The Sun. 1950-06-16. p. 16. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  9. ↑ "No hotel for cast". News. 1950-11-02. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Film Stars In Adelaide Stage Show". The Advertiser. 1950-11-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  11. ↑ "Sun Women's News". The Sun. 1950-12-19. p. 30. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  12. ↑ "Stage Comedy Popular". The Examiner. 23 Jul 1951. p. 6.
  13. ↑ "Showgirl Was Cool". Truth. 21 Oct 1951. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Sport Of The Brave". The Mirror. 1952-05-10. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Rolfe, Patricia (1954-12-01). "She can write her own ticket for foreign travel". The Australian Women's Weekly. p. 41. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  16. 1 2 "Model In Film". Brisbane Telegraph. 1954-09-23. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  17. 1 2 Gaunt, James (2026). The Three Out's Move (1 ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. doi:10.5040/9798765123003.ch-1. ISBN 979-8-7651-2300-3.
  18. ↑ Gaunt, James (Oct 2022). "Freddy Logan & The Three Out Trio" (PDF). AJazz (95): 14.
  19. ↑ "Jack Buchanan in new film". Daily Mirror. No. 4209. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1954. p. 31 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 4 August 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
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