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   Who was John Barry Humphries?

   • 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.

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   How did Barry Humphries die?

   • Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following hip surgery in March. He had a fall in February.

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   Did Barry Humphries ever play Dame Edna?

   • Bewigged, bejeweled and bejowled, Mr. Humphries’s creation was one of the longest-lived characters ever channeled by a single performer. Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage in the one-person show “Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance” at the Music Box Theater on Broadway in 2004. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Oh, Possums, Dame Edna is no more.

   Barry Humphries (Dame Edna to You, Possums) Is Dead at 89

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   Why did Barry Humphries invent Dame Edna?

   • Dame Edna was a response to those forces. “I invented Edna because I hated her,” Mr. Humphries was quoted as saying in Mr. Lahr’s book “Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage With Barry Humphries” (1992).

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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. Humphries's characters brought him international renown.

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   Apr 22, 2023 · Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications...

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   Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries, who played Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89. The celebrated Australian comedian had been readmitted to hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following hip ...

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   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,...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-australia-67723756Barry Humphries: Entertainer's life celebrated at Sydney ...

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   Dec 15, 2023 · Hundreds of people have gathered to celebrate the life of Barry Humphries - the man behind Dame Edna Everage - at a Sydney Opera House state memorial. The 89-year-old died in April of ...

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   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...

9. www.telegraph.co.uk › obituaries › 2023/04/22Barry Humphries, Australian-born comic genius and creator of ...

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   Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries, the Australian-born comedian who has died aged 89, shocked and delighted television and theatre audiences with his monstrous creations, notably “housewife superstar”...