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Terrible News - Danny La Rue dead.

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I can't believe Lurtzy's and Woo's idol has gone to the big gay, incredibly camp dressing room in the sky. On the other hand I could start a Danny La Rue - a - gram business now without worrying about being sued.

 

 

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Stage legend La Rue dies at 81

 

Entertainer Danny La Rue has died at his home in Kent at the age of 81, his spokeswoman has said.

 

"Danny died peacefully in his sleep just before midnight last night after a short illness," she said.

 

"His beloved companion Annie Galbraith was with him at their home in Kent," she added.

 

La Rue had been ill with cancer. He made a career out of his vaudeville drag act although he disliked being called a drag artist.

 

La Rue preferred the term "comic in a frock".

 

Famous fan

 

He made few appearances on television, but played a leading role in keeping the traditions of music hall and pantomime alive.

 

 

 

La Rue suffered a stroke in 2006.

In the 1970s and 1980s, La Rue was the most famous female impersonator in the world and was at one time the highest-paid entertainer in Britain, according to The Stage newspaper.

 

He received an OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2002 who admitted to being a long-time fan of the entertainer.

 

La Rue, who was born Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork in the Irish Republic, moved to London with his mother when he was nine.

 

 

HAVE YOUR SAY He was a dazzling star, one of a kind, and will be missed very much

WB, Cardiff, UK

Send us your comments He first donned his wig and eyelashes during a naval concert party, having been sent to Singapore as part of Lord Mountbatten's invasion task force towards the end of World War II.

 

He went on to become a West End cabaret star and was the first female impersonator to appear at the Royal Variety performance in front of the Queen.

 

He was appointed an OBE in 2002.

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