Sandy Stone
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Jersey City |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Spouse | Cynbe ru Taren |
Books | The War of Desire and Technology at the Close of the Mechanical Age |
Fabric Remix: Repurpose & Redecorate with Simple Sewing & Easy Upholstery | |
The Franchise Football League 1989 Official Fantasy Football Journal | |
Children | Tanith Stone Thole |
Known for | Media studies |
Gender studies | |
African-American studies | |
Job | Author |
Performance Artist | |
Education | St. John's College |
University of California Santa Cruz | |
Official site | sandystone.com |
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ID | 502458 |
Sandy Stone Life story
Sandy Stone is a male character played by Australian comedian Barry Humphries. Described by John Betjeman as "this decent man from the suburbs", Stone is one of Humphries' more enduring characters.
Barry Humphries: The satirist and comedian whose life was dominated by Dame Edna Everage
... He returned to Australia where he toured a series of satirical one man shows featuring Edna Everage and Les Patterson, and the more gentle, and later deceased, Sandy Stone who Humphries described as " Melbourne talking in its sleep...
Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage comedian dies at 89
... His other popular characters on stage and screen included the more grandfatherly Sandy Stone...
Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage star in hospital for 'health issues'
... Famed for her lilac-rinsed hair and flamboyant glasses, she was often heard greeting audiences with the catchphrase: " Hello, Possums! " His other popular characters on stage and screen include the lecherous drunk Australian cultural attaché Sir Les Patterson, and the more grandfatherly Sandy Stone...
Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage star in hospital for 'health issues'
By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter
Australian entertainer Barry Humphries , best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, is being treated in hospital, His Family have said.
The Comedian , 89, had hip surgery last month after a Fall In February, and was readmitted following complications,
His Family said he was " in hospital receiving treatment for health issues".
They said he thanked " everybody for the support and good wishes he has received but would like more and more".
In a statement to The Paper , they added: " He would also like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at St Vincent's Hospital. "
His wife Lizzie Spender was quoted by the publication as saying he was " fine".
Broadcaster on Saturday to say he had visited the " legendary" Humphries, who He Said had been having treatment " for months".
" As always he had me in stitches even though he's been undergoing various treatments for months in hospital, " Neil wrote. " I Am in awe of his courage. And, of course, his humour, which is irrepressible, even in adversity. "
'Hello possoms!'Humphries' most famous creation became a hit in the UK in the 1970s and landed her own TV Chat Show , The Dame Edna Everage Experience, in the late 1980s.
Famed for her lilac-rinsed hair and flamboyant glasses, she was often heard greeting audiences with the catchphrase: " Hello, Possums! "
His other popular characters On Stage and screen include the lecherous drunk Australian cultural attaché Sir Les Patterson, and the more grandfatherly Sandy Stone .
He Said of Stone in 2016 that he could " finally feel myself turning into him".
The Actor , author, director and scriptwriter, who is also a keen landscape painter, announced a farewell tour for his satirical one-man Stage Show in 2012.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com