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John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. Humphries's characters brought him international renown.
Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries began his career as a Dadaist. His street performances around Melbourne in the early 1950s foreshadowed performance art in Australia. He was the most daring student prankster ...
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Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries was described as one of the greatest raconteurs and stand-up comedians of his age. But his achievements as a writer, painter, actor and scholar were overshadowed by his most ...
Apr 22, 2023 · A master comedian who made an Australian housewife a global superstar. BARRY HUMPHRIES: February 17, 1934 -April 22, 2023. Interviewed in 2006, Barry Humphries confessed: “If I die I hope it won ...
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Dec 15, 2023 · Over seven decades, the Australian entertainer built a global reputation as one of the greatest raconteurs and comedians of his age. Among those who sent tributes were King Charles, Sir Elton John...
Apr 22, 2023 · 22 April 2023. Getty Images. Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage. Barry Humphries was described as one of the greatest raconteurs and stand-up comedians of his age. But his achievements as...
Apr 22, 2023 · Humphries, a law school dropout, found major success as an actor, writer and entertainer in Britain in the 1970s, but the United States was an ambition that he found stubbornly elusive. A high...