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Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevillian and radio comedy star Roy Rene [1] and was often called "Gra Gra" (pronounced "gray-gray").
Graham Kennedy. Actor: The Club. Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine.
- February 15, 1934
- May 25, 2005
Graham Kennedy. Actor: The Club. Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine.
- January 1, 1
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- January 1, 1
- Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Aug 15, 2019 · “The Best of Graham Kennedy”, hosted by Stuart Wagstaff, highlights from Kennedy’s long-running variety show “In Melbourne Tonight” (IMT), featuring Australian TV staples of the 1960’s and...
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May 25, 2005 · Television legend Graham Kennedy has died at a nursing home in the NSW southern highlands, a close friend says. The veteran Australian entertainer suffered several long illnesses in recent years ...
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May 25, 2005 · Television legend Graham Kennedy died at the age of 71 after a long battle with illness. He spent the last years of his life as a recluse in the New South Wales southern highlands and died in a local nursing home from complications with pneumonia.
Nov 5, 2006 · Kennedy’s star image had in fact been defined by the transience and fragile status of the television performance. However, Kennedy’s reconstitution as legend within the realm of popular memory has required a certain repression of this intimation of lack, and a recourse to the legitimacy of film.