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On This Day — 15 August

15 August 1962: Michael Charlton (Four Corners) 15 August 1964: Johnny O’Keefe 15 August 1981: Paula Duncan (Cop Shop) 15 August 1992: Jana Wendt (A Current Affair) 15 August 1998: Ben Unwin and Sara Mumcu (Home And Away) 15 August 2009: Kyle Sandilands (Australian Idol) 15 August 1971: The Seven Network sitcom The Group makes …

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On This Day — 12 August

12 August 1972: Joe Hasham (Number 96) 12 August 1972: Noel O’Connor (SAS10, Adelaide) 12 August 1972: TV stuntman Karl Avis 12 August 1978: Geoff Stone and Diana Fisher (The Inventors) 12 August 1978: Mike Minehan (This Day Tonight) 12 August 2000: Swimmer Ian Thorpe with Justin Melvey and Kylie Watson (Home And Away) 12 …

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On This Day — 10 July

10 July 1958: Radio star Jack Davey 10 July 1971: Ken James (Skippy The Bush Kangaroo, The Group) and wife Jan. 10 July 1993: Rachael Beck and Ben Oxenbould (Hey Dad!) 10 July 1999: Erik Thomson, Georgie Parker, Martin Lynes (All Saints) 10 July 2004: Aaron Jeffery, Rachael Carpani, Brett Tucker, Michala Banas, Myles Pollard, …

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Number 96 at 50

Number 96, the hit series of the 1970s that changed the course of television, turns 50 years old today. In 1971, the six-year-old 0-10 Network was in a perilous state. Its member stations were struggling to break the dominance of the older Nine and Seven networks and were either compounding financial losses year after year, …

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Obituary: John Forgeham

British actor John Forgeham, probably best known to Australians from UK drama Footballers’ Wives, has died. The 75-year-old passed away after breaking his collarbone from falling out of bed. The actor was well known in the UK, with numerous TV acting credits including No Hiding Place, The Sweeney, Crossroads, CATS Eyes, Prime Suspect, Birds Of A …

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Obituary: Bobo Faulkner

Bobo Faulkner, former model and Melbourne television personality, died earlier this month in the UK after a battle with cancer. She was 73. Born Ann Minchin, she was given the nickname Bobo by her then husband, actor Trader Faulkner. She came to Australia from England in the late 1960s and was established as a model when she made …

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Obituary: Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes, actress of film, stage and television, has died from cancer at the age of 61. Actor Bryan Brown confirmed Hughes’ passing at the Saturday afternoon performance of Travelling North by the Sydney Theatre Company. Born in Melbourne, Hughes’ early TV credits included Hunter, The Group, Number 96, Homicide, Matlock Police, Rush and Power …

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