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On This Day — 7 February

7 February 1976: Gerard Kennedy (Tandarra) 7 February 1976: Graeme Blundell (Alvin Purple) 7 February 1981: Mike Walsh (The Mike Walsh Show) 7 February 1987: Sigrid Thornton (The Far Country, Great Expectations — The Untold Story) 7 February 2004: Simmone Jade Mackinnon and Bridie Carter (McLeod’s Daughters) 7 February 2009: Jessica Tovey and Todd Lasance …

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Obituary: Ian Turpie

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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