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Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine. With his sidekick Bert Newton and aided and abetted by a range of brillant comedians including Joff Allen and a young Patti McGrath, now Bert Newton's wife, Kennedy pioneered live sketch comedy in Australia and kept IMT alive into the 1970s with his irreverent and often close to the mark humour and his famous anti-ads, genuine "live-read" commercials that Kennedy would turn into attacks on the sponsors or the product or both.
After IMT was cancelled he started making movies and then returned to TV with Blankety Blanks (1977), a truly funny game show where the cast was the star and the contestants mere bystanders.
As Kennedy aged he appeared less and less on the screen and his last major appearance was as a late night newsreader on the Nine Network.
In recent years his health had been uncertain following a stroke, and he passed away on 25 May 2005, resulting in complications from pneumonia. He was 71.- Gwen Meredith was born on 18 November 1907 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer, known for Autumn Affair (1958). She was married to Ainsworth Harrison. She died on 4 October 2006 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.
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James Kemsley was born on 15 November 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for Starting Out (1983), Ginger Meggs (1982) and Seven Little Australians (1973). He was married to Helen Lorraine Perry. He died on 3 December 2007 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.- Art Department
John Olsen was born on 21 January 1928 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is known for Wild Australia: Beyond the Dune (1972), The King Sun: John Olsen a Portrait at 85 (2014) and Mask and Memory: Sidney Nolan (2009). He was married to Katherine Howard. He died on 11 April 2023 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.- John Fahey was born on 10 January 1945 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was married to Colleen Maree McGurren. He died on 12 September 2020 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.
- Arthur Upfield was born on 1 September 1890 in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Boney (1972). He was married to Ann Douglass. He died on 12 February 1964 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.
- James Fairfax was born on 27 March 1933 in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 11 January 2017 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.
- Joan Hammond was born on 24 May 1912 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She died on 26 November 1996 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.
- Paul Ramsay was born on 31 January 1936 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 1 May 2014 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.