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 08 2019
Jimmy Hannan, one of Australia’s leading stars of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, has died at the age of 84 after a short battle with cancer. Sydney-born Hannan made his TV debut in 1956 as a contestant on Name That Tune, Australia’s first TV game show. The prize money he won on the show paid …
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Jan 07 2019
Actress, model and lifestyle blogger Annalise Braakensiek has died suddenly at the age of 46. Police and ambulance crews found her dead in her apartment on Sunday afternoon after friends and family became concerned about her whereabouts. A model since her teenage years, Braakensiek’s big break came when she was awarded Inside Sport Model of the Year …
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Jan 06 2019
Darius Perkins, best known as the original actor to play Scott Robinson in Neighbours, died last week from cancer at the age of 54. Making his TV debut in a commercial, Perkins then made guest appearances in The Sullivans, All The Green Years and Carson’s Law. His performance in the mini-series All The Rivers Run won …
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Dec 31 2018
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Dec 27 2018
Penny Cook, best known for her role as Vicky the vet in A Country Practice, has died at the age of 61. She was surrounded by family when she passed away from cancer on Boxing Day. Graduating from NIDA in 1978, Cook first came to fame in the series The Restless Years. Three years later …
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Dec 23 2018
Actor Terry McDermott, one of the founding cast members of the long-running series Homicide, has died at the age of 91. He featured in early TV dramas including The Adventures of Long John Silver, Whiplash and Consider Your Verdict. He appeared in the pilot episode of Crawford Productions‘ proposed series Homicide. A year had passed …
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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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Nov 16 2018
Australian and British actor John Bluthal has died at the age of 89. Showbiz reporter Peter Ford tweeted news of the actor’s passing on Thursday night. Polish-born Bluthal came to Australia with his family in the late 1930s. He grew up and studied drama in Melbourne. His worked in the theatre in London before returning …
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Oct 02 2018
Controversial Sydney broadcaster Ron Casey has died at the age of 89. Starting in radio at Sydney station 2KY in the 1940s and was a regular on Sydney radio until the 2000s, with stints also at 2SM and 2GB. When television began in the 1950s, Casey starting working freelance for TCN9 in Sydney. In the …
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