Australia lost a legend this week, RIP Dame Edna.....
John Barry Humphries AO CBE 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1934, Kew, Australia
Died: April 22, 2023, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia
Spouse: Elizabeth Spender (m. 1990–2023), MORE
Children: Oscar Humphries
Height: 5′ 10″
Parents: Eric Humphries, Louisa Humphries
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John Barry Humphries AO CBE 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1934, Kew, Australia
Died: April 22, 2023, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia
Spouse: Elizabeth Spender (m. 1990–2023), MORE
Children: Oscar Humphries
Height: 5′ 10″
Parents: Eric Humphries, Louisa Humphries
Goodbye, possums: Dame Edna shone a light on Australia for decades
Barry Humphries’ legendary character Dame Edna Everage was Australia’s greatest comic creation and had us looking inward and laughing at ourselves for decades.
