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George Leonard Wallace
George Leonard Wallace known as George Wallace Jnr (16 May 1918 – 30 September 1968), was an Australian comedian, vaudevillian, and television personality. The son of George Stephenson Wallace, he became a famous comedian in his own right. He had considerable success on television in the late 1950s, and 1960s, winning Logie Awards in 1963 and 1964. George Wallace Jnr's television show, Theatre Royal, which originated in Brisbane, won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967. Early and personal life George Leonard Wallace was born in Walkerston, Queensland to George Stevenson "Onkus" Wallace, a comedian, and Margarita Edith Emma, née Nicholas. His father was a well-known comedian, and George junior appeared at age three on stage in Sydney with his father. Wallace married Marjorie Bruce-Clarke on 10 January 1945 at St Philip's Church of England, Sydney. He died of cerebrovascular disease on 30 September 1968 at Southport, Queensland. Professional career Wallace worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Contact Show
''The Contact Show'' was an Australian daytime television variety series which aired on TCN-9 during 1960. Featuring Bob Geraghty and George Wallace Jnr, it featured a mix of comedy and music. The series proved short-lived. Aired at 2:00PM in a 60-minute time-slot, the series competed in its time-slot against ''Your Home'' and ''Menus for Moderns'' on ATN-7 and ''For Schools'' on ABN-2. See also * List of Australian television series Future shows Seven * ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ... * The George Wallace Show * Theatre Royal References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Contact Show, The Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian variety television shows 1960 Australian television series debuts 1960 Australian television series endings English-language tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Male Comedians
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wallace Memorial Logie For Best New Talent
The George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognised a new talent in an Australian program. It was first awarded at the 11th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1969, the year after the death of Logie Award winning George Wallace Jnr. Winners See also * Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer *Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent *Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent *Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent is an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of a new talent in an Australian program. It may or may not be their first television appearance, howev ... References {{Logie Awards years Awards established in 1969 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The George Wallace Show
''The George Wallace Show'' was an Australian television series which aired in 1960. Starring George Wallace Jnr, it was a variety series aired in a daytime time-slot on Sydney station TCN-9. Aired at 2:00PM, it aired against ''Your Home'' on ATN-7, while ABN-2 did not offer any programming until 2:30PM. Little information is available on this series. George Wallace Jr, who was the son of very popular Australian comedian George Wallace, later was a regular on the Brisbane-produced series '' Theatre Royal'', and was a popular comedian in his own right. See also * List of Australian television series * The Contact Show ''The Contact Show'' was an Australian daytime television variety series which aired on TCN-9 during 1960. Featuring Bob Geraghty and George Wallace Jnr, it featured a mix of comedy and music. The series proved short-lived. Aired at 2:00PM in ... * Theatre Royal References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:George Wallace Show, The 1960 Australian televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Brisbane
The Theatre Royal was the first theatre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1865. It was designed by Andrea Strombuco. History Brisbane's first licensed theatre was opened at 80 Elizabeth Street by George Birkbeck Mason in 1865 and eventually named the Victoria Theatre. It was closed in 1880 and rebuilt, opening on 18 April 1881 as the Theatre Royal. It was again remodelled in 1911 when electric lights were installed. In 1940 it was again renovated and the theatre was occupied by U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. A small number of revues for American servicemen were offered during this time. It resumed its life as a theatre following the war. From 1949 to 1959, comedian George Wallace Jnr presented weekly variety shows at the Theatre Royal. Early shows featured an all male, ex-army revue company called the Kangaroos. A ballet and showgirls were eventually added to the show to broaden its audience appeal. The female performers began to be called the “Royal Showg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerston, Queensland
Walkerston is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. In the , Walkerston had a population of 3,403 people. Geography Walkerston is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north. The Peak Downs Highway enters the locality from Alexandra, Queensland, Alexandra in the east, passes through the town (which is in south-west of the locality and then heads south-west exiting the locality to Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region), Greenmount. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. Walkerston straddles Bakers Creek for about . Palms is a neighbourhood within Walkerston, located to the east of the town (). History In May 1860, Scots-born John Mackay (Australian pioneer), John Mackay was only 21 years old when he left Armidale, New South Wales in January 1860 with men, horses and provisions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal (Australian TV Series)
''Theatre Royal'' is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 Queensland from 1961 to 1968. Overview George Wallace Jnr was the show's main host and star attraction. The show reproduced the stage of the defunct Theatre Royal in Brisbane, complete with curtains, footlights, stage props, dancing girls, and camera shots replicating the ambience of a bygone era. In 1962 Gladys Moncrieff made guest appearances on the show. Other people appearing on the show included Brian Cahill, Dick McCann, Gay Kayler and Rowena Wallace. One very popular episode of the show was produced at the RAAF Base Amberley. The show won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967. See also * List of Australian television series * The Contact Show * The George Wallace Show ''The George Wallace Show'' was an Australian television series which aired in 1960. Starring George Wallace Jnr, it was a variety series aired in a daytime time-slot on Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the TV Week Awards. Awards are presented in twenty categories, representing both public and industry voted prizes. The Gold Logie is the most prestigious award and the industry's highest honour; it's awarded to the ''Most Popular Personality on Australian Television'' for the previous year. The award receives much publicity and media attention. The event has been strongly associated with the Nine Network, who have hosted the ceremony on the most occasions, and TV and former radio personality Bert Newton, particularly in the early days, who served as a solo host of the ceremony on 17 occasions, with a constant run from 1966 until 1980 and as co-host on three other occasions. Over the years, the Logies have been hosted in Melbourne and Sydney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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