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Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevillian and radio comedy star Roy Rene [1] and was often called "Gra Gra" (pronounced "gray-gray").
May 25, 2005 · Television legend Graham Kennedy died at the age of 71 after a long battle with illness. He spent the last years of his life as a recluse in the New South Wales southern highlands and died in a local nursing home from complications with pneumonia.
May 25, 2005 · Television legend Graham Kennedy has died at a nursing home in the NSW southern highlands, a close friend says. The veteran Australian entertainer suffered several long illnesses in recent years after he fell down a set of stairs in 2003, breaking his leg and skull. Long-time friend Tony Sattler said Mr Kennedy, 71, died about 4.30am.
Graham Kennedy. Actor: The Club. Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine.
Graham Kennedy. Actor: The Club. Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine.
Feb 17, 2020 · Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television...
Graham Kennedy was the 'The King' of Australian television, with a career that spanned four decades. He emerged as a star during the early days of live variety television.
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Nov 5, 2006 · One of the key planks of Kennedy’s construction as a television star is that his genius as a television performer was unique and, accordingly, never to be seen again. As long-time colleague, Stuart Wagstaff commented after Kennedy’s death, “They say ‘The King is dead, long live the King.’.
May 31, 2003 · This Graham Kennedy is the one we know. Fast on his feet but remote, cranky, impatient with stardom, his constant quips revealing a hankering for applause.
Graham Kennedy AO (1934-2005), entertainer, began his career in Melbourne radio in 1949. In 1957 he began presenting In Melbourne Tonight on the new medium of television. With Bert Newton as his straight man, he hosted the show for 13 years, earning himself the nickname ‘The King’ of Australian TV.
