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John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He appeared in numerous stage productions, films and television shows.
John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He appeared in numerous stage productions, films and television shows.
John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. For fans of the various immortal creations of Barry Humphries - Dame Edna Everage,Sir Les Patterson et al.- his autobiography seems at first sight to be a no-lose proposition. Indeed, the first half, in which he chronicles his by no means uncomfortable childhood in the achingly bourgeois suburbs of Melbourne, is a fine piece of work.
Get a fascinating insight into the man behind the glasses in Barry Humphries' one and only autobiography. His autobiography reveals all these aspects of his life and makes for a most enjoyable read. 'My Life as Me' is well named as Humphries does his best to assert his own life alongside or perhaps underneath those of his characters.
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For fans of the various immortal creations of Barry Humphries - Dame Edna Everage,Sir Les Patterson et al.- his autobiography seems at first sight to be a no-lose proposition. Indeed, the first half, in which he chronicles his by no means uncomfortable childhood in the achingly bourgeois suburbs of Melbourne, is a fine piece of work. Barry Humphries - Wikiwand
His autobiography reveals all these aspects of his life and makes for a most enjoyable read. 'My Life as Me' is well named as Humphries does his best to assert his own life alongside or perhaps underneath those of his characters. Blinky Bill the Movie
This best-selling book moves from suburban Australia of the 1930s, 40s and 50s to Humphries' international stardom and his revelations and confessions will astonish his vast audience, being so wildly at odds with all that has gone before. Peter Sellers This best-selling book moves from suburban Australia of the 1930s, 40s and 50s to Humphries' international stardom and his revelations and confessions will astonish his vast audience, being so wildly at odds with all that has gone before.My Life as Me (a memoir) by Barry Humphries - Goodreads A wonderful story written in elegant prose. Barry Humphries tells of his Australian childhood in a comfortable suburb of Melbourne, and of his struggle to emerge from the clutches of his conventional, wealthy and doting parents into the persona of Dame Edna.Alan Bennett Barry Humphries (born Febru, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died Ap, Sydney, Australia) was an Australian actor best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, a sharp-tongued housewife and talk show host. Humphries attended Melbourne University but left to pursue acting. More Please: An Autobiography: Barry Humphries: 9780670840083 ...
A wonderful story written in elegant prose. Barry Humphries tells of his Australian childhood in a comfortable suburb of Melbourne, and of his struggle to emerge from the clutches of his conventional, wealthy and doting parents into the persona of Dame Edna.
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Barry Humphries (born Febru, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died Ap, Sydney, Australia) was an Australian actor best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, a sharp-tongued housewife and talk show host. Humphries attended Melbourne University but left to pursue acting. My Life As Me: A Memoir: Amazon.co.uk: Humphries, Barry ...
A prolific writer, Humphries penned down novels, autobiographies, treatise, scripts and plays. In 1993 he earned the ‘J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography’ for ‘More Please’, his first autobiographical work. He received several awards including ‘British Comedy Awards’ (1999) and ‘Tony Award’ (2000).