2016
Search results
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.
Aug 16, 2024 · Barry Humphries (born February 17, 1934, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died April 22, 2023, Sydney, Australia) was an Australian actor best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, a sharp-tongued housewife and talk show host. Humphries attended Melbourne University but left to pursue acting.
Apr 22, 2023 · John Barry Humphries was born in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell on 17 February 1934. His father was a successful builder and the young Humphries had a comfortable upbringing...
Apr 22, 2023 · John Barry Humphries was born February 17 1934, the oldest child of Eric and Louisa Humphries. Eric ran a flourishing building business (he might be called a developer nowadays) and Louisa...
Apr 22, 2023 · To be unflinchingly precise, Barry Humphries, the Australian-born actor and comic who for almost seven decades brought that divine doyenne of divadom, Dame Edna Everage, to delirious, dotty,...
Apr 24, 2023 · John Barry Humphries was born in Melbourne in 1934 and grew up in Camberwell in the city's east. His career took him from post-war Australian suburbs to London stages, Hollywood sets and to ...
Apr 22, 2023 · 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...
