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Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program, in which the reptiles could be transferred and relocated to proper localties in the most absolute humane, non-tranquilizing manner. He frequently implements the non-tranquilizing factor in his televison show The Crocodile Hunter's Croc Files (1999). Steve married fellow naturalist, Terri Irwin (Baines) in 1992. She joined him in his adventures and efforts in almost every episode of his show. They had one daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, who was born July 24, 1998. He died in September 2006 following an attack by a stingray, off the Great Barrier Reef.- Actor
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Shane Jacobson is one of Australia's most loved, award-winning actors, presenters and entertainers. His incredible and varied career spans over 40 years both here at home and internationally.
The successful film Kenny (2006) brought Shane world-wide recognition as well as an AFI Award for best lead actor. Shane's subsequent credits include: Cactus (2008) with Bryan Brown, Charlie & Boots (2009) with Paul Hogan, the animated Santa's Apprentice (2010) with Delta Goodrem, Surviving Georgia (2011) with Holly Valance and Pia Miranda, Hollywood blockbuster The Bourne Legacy (2012) with Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton and Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz, the hugely popular Oddball (2015) with Sarah Snook and Deborah Mailman, The Dressmaker (2015) with Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving, The BBQ (2018) with Magda Szubanski, That's Not My Dog! (2018), 7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018) with Kelsey Grammer, Brothers' Nest (2018) with his brother Clayton Jacobson and in Bruce Beresford's Ladies in Black (2018). Shane is soon to be seen in the films: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) with Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase and John Cleese and Never Too Late (2020) with James Cromwell, Jacki Weaver and Jack Thompson.
As a TV Host, presenter and actor, Shane's appearances have been numerous and varied. Some of his shows have included hosting and presenting at the Australian Film Institute Awards (2010), Top Gear Australia (2008), The Great Australian Bake Off (2013), The Logies (2015, 2018) and Little Big Shots (2017) as well as telemovies Beaconsfield (2012), The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012) and Jack Irish (2012, 2013, 2016 & 2018) with Guy Pearce, to roles in TV series like Kenny's World (2008), The Time of Our Lives (2013), Fat Tony & Co (2014), Open Slather (2015) and appearing in reality TV shows: The Real Full Monty (2018), The All New Monty (2019) and Australia's Got Talent (2007). Shane will soon appear in the Seven TV show: Mates on a Mission.
Shane's stage career has been just as successful. On stage, he has received a Helpmann Award for Best Male in a Supporting Role for 'Nicely Nicely' in the 2008 revival of the musical Guys and Dolls. Some of Shane's other on-stage roles include: The Drowsy Chaperone (2010) with Geoffrey Rush, QI Live (2011) with Stephen Fry, 8 The Play (2012), Shane Warne - The Musical (2013) and Mother & Son (2014) with Noeline Brown and The Rocky Horror Show (2018) with Todd McKenney.
As an author, Shane has penned his best-selling bio The Long Road to Overnight Success and most recently his exploration of his life as a motoring tragic in his second book, Rev Head.- Actress
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Her voice was unique and pure honey. Judith Durham achieved lasting fame as the lead vocalist for the Australian harmony folk/gospel/pop group The Seekers, formed by bass player Athol Guy and guitarists Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley. With more than 50 million record sales, The Seekers became the first Australian music organisation to score on the charts of both Britain and the U.S..
Judith was the daughter of William Alexander Cock DFC and his wife Hazel Durham. She spent her early childhood in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. A gifted musician from the outset, she graduated with a degree (A.Mus.A.) in classical piano from the Melbourne University Conservatorium. She also took to playing classic jazz, blues and ragtime standards and was said to have excelled at the latter. Aged 19, Judith joined Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers, an outfit led by a Melbourne trombonist who liked to blend folk music with jazz. At that time, she made her first EP record. While singing with various bands, Judith made ends meet by working as a pathologist's assistant and then as an advertising secretary. Enticed by Athol Guy (who was then an account executive), Judith agreed to join The Seekers, then performing at the Treble Clef coffee lounge. In 1964, the quartet sailed to England, their agent securing gigs for them in nightclubs and theatres. They also performed at the Palladium alongside Dusty Springfield, whose brother Tom wrote the first big Seekers hit "There'll Never Be Another You". The remainder of the decade brought many more chart-topping numbers, including "The Carnival is Over" (in 2002 ranking as No.30 in the UK Top 100 Best-Selling Singles Of All Time), Colours of My Life" (which was co-written by Judith), "A World of Our Own", "Someday One Day", "Morningtown Ride" and --their biggest hit -- "Georgy Girl", which was used as the title theme for the quintessential swinging sixties movie of that name, starring Lynn Redgrave and James Mason.
In mid-1968, The Seekers disbanded after Judith decided to go free-lance. Having teamed up with the London-based pianist and musical director Ronald Edgeworth (who became her husband in 1969) and setting up home in Queensland, she signed with A&M Records and released several successful albums between 1970 and 1974. Bowing to pressure from her many fans, Judith rejoined Guy, Potger and Woodley in 1992 for a hugely successful Silver Jubilee Tour. This was followed by similar encores in 2002, 2003 and 2012 (marking The Seekers' 50th birthday) and many solo tours of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
In 1990, Judith founded her own production company Musicoast, based in South Yarra, Victoria. In 1995, The Seekers became inductees into the Australian Record Industry Association's (ARIA) Hall of Fame. Judith was awarded the Medal of the Order Of Australia (OAM) for her services to music. She later also received the Centenary Medal from the Governor General. The Seekers received further accolades in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours by being individually named Officers of the Order of Australia.
Following the death of her husband in 1994, Judith became a National Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Australia (MNDAA). She herself suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2013 which impaired her ability to read and write - but not her singing. On August 5 2022, she passed away from complications due to a long-standing chronic lung disease at a Melbourne hospital, aged 79.- Joan Kirner was born on 20 June 1938 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Boys' Club (1993), Landline (1991) and World Series Debating (1992). She was married to Ronald George Kirner. She died on 1 June 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Dion Titheradge was born on 13 March 1889 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for Gosford Park (2001), The Man Who Won (1932) and Dangerous Ground (1934). He was married to Madge Stuart and Margaret Ann Bolton. He died on 16 November 1934 in Westminster, London, England, UK.