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Sad news.
He was a great performer.
We went to one of his shows several years ago at the Newcastle Civic theatre.
He certainly knew how to entertain and get the crowd involved.
RIP to a great Australian.
An Aussie icon yes. But it should be remembered like quite a few of his era, he lived his life on the other side of the world. He made a living out of his "Aussieness" but found home elsewhere.
Why is it that Aussie entertainers or in some way getting fame abroad still referred to as Australians, regardless of time living abroad. ?
I'm thinking Rolf Harris, Clive James, Helen Reddy and so on.
Well you could add Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman etc etc.
Nobody really cares about them living overseas, either part time or all of the time.
In any event Barry is still regarded as a great Australian, and his characters were all a parody and satire of Aussies, so we all got the humour and entertainment.
Well you could add Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman etc etc.
Nobody really cares about them living overseas, either part time or all of the time.
In any event Barry is still regarded as a great Australian, and his characters were all a parody and satire of Aussies, so we all got the humour and entertainment.
Well The Bee Gees were Brit's but don't recall England claiming them as their own. Over there they were known as being Aussies , simply because they lived there. Well until they moved to America , where many there thought them American.
Interesting nobody cares . Anyone with a claim to celebrity of any sort with some connection with OZ , regardless of years (decades) spent outside (you forgot Paul Hogan) will be accepted as the eternal Australian.
I guess you won't hear Rolf Harris proclaimed to be Aussie much anymore. Regartdless of his work being very Australian in theme. He of course maintained his accent as well.
Barry on the other hand parodied Aussie culture , but had a sophisticated air about him. Surely more at home with the London cultural elites than your average knock about Aussie?
Peter Allen wrote a song called "I Still Call Australia Home" as he jetted off to the U.S. where he more called 'home'. Australians suffer from an inferiority complex and lay claim to whoever they can in order to boost their importance in the world. This is not necessarily a criticism but rather a fact.
Peter Allen wrote a song called "I Still Call Australia Home" as he jetted off to the U.S. where he more called 'home'. Australians suffer from an inferiority complex and lay claim to whoever they can in order to boost their importance in the world. This is not necessarily a criticism but rather a fact.
I suppose one could term them 'Professional Australians' . By that I mean those that make a living out of their Australianness while living in another land.
Intriguing in some respects just how they are able to achieve this. In days past it was termed the 'cultural cringe' that drove creatives to other shores.
I guess in more recent times it is the lucre.
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