Elsa Chauvel was born on February 10, 1898 in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as Elsie May Wilcox. She was a writer and actress, known for Jedda (1955), The Rats of Tobruk (1944) and Australian Walkabout (1959). She was married to Charles Chauvel. She died on August 22, 1983 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.