[Humphries, Barry, Australian born actor, artist and author : theatre programmes, etc. / held in the PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 1119882
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. Ephemera (PROMPT) Arranged in chronological order. copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- 1950-
- 12 boxes.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Collection of programmes reflecting his 50 year Australian and overseas careers in theatre including solo shows.
- Full contents:
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- Australian programs
- Australian newspaper cuttings
- Overseas programs
- Overseas newspaper cuttings
- Ephemera.
- Biography/History:
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Barry Humphries was born in 1934 in Melbourne, and is a multi-talented actor whose stage career began in 1952. He has invented many satiric characters the most famous being Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Paterson, debuted in 1955, 1974 respectively. Since 1960 Humphries' career has alternated between England, Australia and the USA giving solo shows. His autobiography More Please (1992) won him the J.R. Ackerly Prize 1993. He has won various awards for comedy as a TV personality. He was given an Order of Australia in 1982 and was named 2012 Australian of the Year in the UK.
- Notes:
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- Filed in PROMPT Collection under Humphries.
- Ephemera (PROMPT) Arranged in chronological order. copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-61017157
- Associated photographs, biographical cuttings, oral history recordings and related manuscript material also available through the Special Collections Reading Room; some Barry Humphries material also included in the J.C. Williamson general theatre programs - see collection finding aid at http://www.nla.gov.au/prompt/jc-williamson-theatres.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
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- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Finding aid
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- Copyright restrictions apply.
- Exhibited:
- National Library of Australia's copy of Dame Edna Continental soups advertisement in Australian tour program for Tears before bedtime with the almost legendary Barry Humphries, 1985 exhibited: "The Sell: Australian Advertising, 1790s to 1990s", National Library of Australia, 23 November 2016 - 25 April 2017.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 10069 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2023
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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