biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1930– )
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| biography:
| Entertainer and artist, born in Bassendean, Western Australia. He won a radio ‘Amateur Hour’ competition at the age of 18, and after graduating from the University of Western Australia, went to London in 1952 where he studied art. While there he performed at the Down Under Club, and in 1954 started working for the BBC children's department. He returned to Perth in 1960 to present a children's television programme, and then had commercial success with his recordings. He has since appeared widely on stage and television, and has written popular books. |
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