Bio
- Performed with Australia's Union Theatre Repertory Company during his early career.
- Is best known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, a character that he first introduced in 1955.
- Has written two autobiographies: More Please (1992) and My Life as Me (2002).
- Is a successful landscape painter; studied under Australian painter George Bell.
- Received an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
- Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.
Barry HumphriesFebruary 17, 1934 - April 22, 2023 (aged 89)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Bio
- Performed with Australia's Union Theatre Repertory Company during his early career.
- Is best known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, a character that he first introduced in 1955.
- Has written two autobiographies: More Please (1992) and My Life as Me (2002).
- Is a successful landscape painter; studied under Australian painter George Bell.
- Received an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
- Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.
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