Gerry Gee 'Wood' but Ron not ready to retire
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to Variety Today 1993
By SHIRLEY BROUN
RON Blaskett has been making people smile throughout Australia for an amazing 57 years and , at 71 years of age, there is no sign of him retiring from his first love – entertainment.
“I’m not saying I wouldn’t retire if the opportunity arose but nothing can quite replace the buzz of making an audience laugh.… Members read the rest!
Award was a surprise
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Flashback to Variety Today 1993
ACTOR, singer, compere extraordinaire Gerry O'Connor experienced a high point of his career when he was presented with a Wallace Award for Theatre Restaurant Performer of the Year.
The honour caught Gerry by surprise. As co-producer of the Wallace Award gala three-and-a-half hour entertainment program which involved about 130 performers, Gerry was busy directing from backstage when the announcement came.
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Rare home-movie footage of George Wallace
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Flashback to Variety Today 1993
A TRIBUTE to the Wallaces - George Wallace Snr and George Wallace Jnr - will be a major highlight of the 20th Queensland Variety Wallaces Awards at the Ipswich Civic Hall on Monday, June 28.
Producers Gerry O'Connor and Mary Martyn have gone `all out' to make this year's awards an extra special occasion.
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June 7, 2013
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