CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tony Award\u002Dwinning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a…
Humphries has remained an active entertainer, touring Britain last year with his one-man show “The Man Behind the Mask.”
Patterson reflected a perception of Australia as a Western cultural wasteland that drove Humphries along with many leading Australian intellectuals to London. “A wondrously intelligent, entertaining, daring, provocative, mischievous comedy Genius,” Morgan added. Before he’d finished at the prestigious Melbourne Grammar School, Humphries was more interested in art and secondhand bookshops than football. At 16, his favorite author was Kafka and later said he “felt a little foreign.”Article content
In 1959, he settled in London and was soon working in Peter Cook’s comedy venue The Establishment. He played Sowerberry in the original London production of “Oliver!” in 1960 and repeated the role on Broadway. He appeared with Spike Milligan and William Rushton in “Treasure Island.”
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