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1934 – 2023Barry HumphriesAustralian Comedian (Dame Edna)Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist best known for creating and performing the characters Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone. Over a career spanning more than seventy years, he won a Tony Award, was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, and was made a CBE. He was also a respected painter, author and art collector.
2023Barry Humphries dies in SydneyDied at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney at the age of 89, following complications from hip surgery. He had returned to Australia from London for Christmas and suffered a fall in February.