Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE was a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist. Newton-John was born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to Welshman Brinley “Bryn” Newton-John and Irene Helene.
Newton-John was the youngest of three children, the other two being her brother Hugh, a doctor, and her sister Rona, an actress who was married to Olivia’s Grease co-star Jeff Conaway (from 1980 until their divorce in 1985). Newton-family John’s moved to Melbourne, Australia, when she was six years old, where her father worked as a professor of German and master of Ormond College at the University of Melbourne.
She went to Christ Church Grammar School in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra and then to Parkville University High School.
In 1971, Newton-John released her first solo album, If Not for You (US No. 158 Pop). (In the United Kingdom, the album was titled Olivia Newton-John.) Her first international hit was the title track, written by Bob Dylan and previously recorded by former Beatle George Harrison for his 1970 album All Things Must Pass (US No. 25 Pop, No. 1 Adult Contemporary/”AC”). Her next single, “Banks of the Ohio,” reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia. The magazine Record Mirror named her Best British Female Vocalist two years in a row. She appeared frequently on Cliff Richard’s weekly show It’s Cliff Richard and co-starred in the telefilm The Case.
What type of breast cancer did Olivia Newton John have?
Olivia Newtown John’s breast cancer type has not been revealed.
