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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 .
Australian comedian Barry Humphries has died aged 89.. Humphries – best known for his comedy characters, including Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson – died in hospital on Saturday (22 ...
Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has ...
Tributes have poured in following the news of Barry Humphries’ death.. The Australian comedy legend died aged 89 on Saturday (22 April) in hospital in Sydney surrounded by his loved ones ...
Dame Edna Everage, often known simply as Dame Edna, is a character created and performed by late Australian comedian Barry Humphries, known for her lilac-coloured ("wisteria hue") hair and cat eye glasses ("face furniture"); her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies"); and her boisterous greeting "Hello, Possums!"
In 1976, Humphries decided to finally bring Madge Allsop to life with an appearance in his new BBC TV series, The Barry Humphries Show. She was portrayed by the London-based expatriate Australian actress Madeleine Orr, who appeared as Madge on several subsequent occasions until her death three years later. Over a period of almost thirty years ...
Barry Humphries, the Australian-born comedian, actor and satirist who was best known for his TV Drag persona, Dame Edna Everage, has died. He was 89 years old. The news of his death was confirmed ...
From 1990 until his death in 2023, she was married to the Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries. [13] They had met at a Groucho Club party in 1988. [7]