Sep 09 2023
9 September 1972: Terence Donovan (Division 4) 9 September 1978: Gerard Kennedy, Mary Larkin, Jon English (Against The Wind) 9 September 1978: Gerard Kennedy, Jon English, Mary Larkin (Against The Wind) 9 September 1989: Steve Vizard and Magda Szubanski (Fast Forward) 9 September 2000: Holly Valance, Madeleine West, Daniel MacPherson (Neighbours) 9 September 2006: Kate …
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Dec 25 2021
Television.AU wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas . This year’s Christmas flashback takes a trip down memory lane to some of the TV magazine covers that have marked this very special day… Sue Donovan from Adventure Island. TV Times, 1971 Mickie de Stoop, National Nine News (Melbourne). Observer TV, 1976 John Ewart, Rosemary Paul and …
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Feb 03 2019
Australian film and television actress Carmen Duncan has died at the age of 76. The actress died in hospital in Sydney on Sunday afternoon. Duncan first came to fame in the late 1960s appearing on dramas including The Battlers, You Can’t See Round Corners, Delta and Hunter. She went on to play the part of …
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Jan 26 2019
Writer, comedian, actress and activist Magda Szubanski is among the hundreds to be honoured this Australia Day. Szubanski has been awarded Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) “For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, comedian and writer, and as a campaigner for marriage equality.” Szubanski started in the comedy series The …
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Dec 02 2018
Judy McBurney, best known for roles in The Young Doctors and Prisoner, has died at the age of 70 after a four-year battle with cancer. With an early career in modelling, she moved into acting with appearances in Catwalk, Barrier Reef, Seven Little Australians, Behind The Legend, The Box, Homicide, Bluey and Bellbird. In 1973 …
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May 30 2018
Cornelia Frances, actress from many Australian dramas, has died at the age of 77. English born and educated at a Catholic convent in Surrey, Frances’ earliest performances were limited to annual Nativity plays. From the convent she went to drama school in London and scored some minor movie roles. She then followed her boyfriend (later …
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Jan 24 2016
Lois Ramsey, the actress best known as “Mrs H” from the 1970s series The Box, has died at the age of 93. Born in Adelaide, Ramsey appeared in a number of early TV productions including Consider Your Verdict, Adventures Of The Seaspray, The Battlers, Riptide and Homicide. She also appeared in the sketch comedy series …
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Jan 26 2015
Studio 10 presenters Jessica Rowe and Jonathan Coleman are among the many to feature in this year’s Australia Day Honours List. Rowe (pictured) has been appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia “for significant service to the community as an ambassador, campaigner and advocate for mental health policy reform, and to the …
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Mar 11 2012
Australian showbusiness has lost one of its true veterans with reports that Ian Turpie has died from cancer at the age of 68. Born in Melbourne in 1943, his career started as a child actor back in the 1950s working in radio and theatre productions. He later moved to television as a performer on variety …
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Feb 20 2009
Beginning on 11 February 1979, 60 Minutes marked a new era for current affairs on Australian commercial television. Before then, current affairs on commercial television was limited to early evening programs, such as Willesee At Seven and the original A Current Affair, or low-profile late night programs that attracted few viewers. And Sunday night at …
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