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Barry Humphries: Ricky Gervais and Anthony Albanese join tributes for ‘one of a kind’ star – as it happened

Australian comedian and actor, best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89

The Guardian - UK

Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89 in hospital

The Australian comedian, who invented Dame Edna in the 1950s, had been admitted to hospital following complications from hip replacement surgery

Chronicle Live

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died

The Independent UK

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Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries, 89, has died

The star had been readmitted to hospital following hip surgery last month

Manchester Evening News

A look back at the colourful characters of Barry Humphries

In a career spanning seven decades, Barry Humphries created one of the most iconic casts of characters in Australian entertainment history.

ABC News

Who were Barry Humphries’ alter egos?

Across a seven-decade career, the entertainer delighted audiences with characters including gentlemen, regular ‘blokes’ and boorish politicians.

The Independent UK

Iconic Australian actor and author Barry Humphries dies aged 89

Barry Humphries, the actor responsible for creating such iconic Australian characters as Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89.

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Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89

Famed for personas that also included the vulgar Sir Les Patterson, Humphries became a household name in a seven-decade career

The Guardian - UK

Entertainer Barry Humphries lived a life as colourful as his many characters

The enduringly popular Australian has died at the age of 89.

The Independent UK

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89

Humphries died on Saturday evening in hospital in Sydney.

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries tributes pour in as world of comedy remembers Dame Edna star's 'genius'

Piers Morgan called Barry Humphries "One of the funniest people I’ve ever met" and Ricky Gervais said: "Farewell, Barry Humphries, you Comedy genius." Jason Donovan added: "Australia has lost one of its greatest!"

Daily Mirror

In Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries created a character whose fame would outstrip his own

Barry Humphries was on the path to becoming a lawyer when he instead decided to pursue the theatre. But it was his greatest creation, a Moonee Ponds housewife with wisteria-pink hair, who soaked up the limelight while featuring her beloved signature gladioli.

ABC News

Barry Humphries dies aged 89 as tributes paid to Dame Edna star

The Australian comedian has passed away after being rushed to hospital following complications after a hip replacement.

Daily Record

Barry Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie

Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson

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Australian stage and screen icon Barry Humphries has died aged 89

The Melbourne-born comic who found international acclaim is best known for his alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, but also appeared in more than 20 films and authored numerous books and plays.

AAP

Barry Humphries, 'greatest ever Australian', bows out

Entertainer Barry Humphries, who brought to life Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died at the age of 89 in a Sydney hospital surrounded by family.

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries, 89, dies after Dame Edna Everage star suffered hip op complications

Australian comedian Barry Humphries has died age 89 after being admitted into hospital in a serious condition over complications from hip replacement surgery

The Independent UK

Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery

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