Danny La Rue
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927-07-26
- Died
- 2009-05-31
- Works
- 1
Top works
- From Drags to Riches
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 500
- Total plays
- 3,430
Danny La Rue, OBE (26 July, 1927 - 31 May, 2009) born as Daniel Patrick Carroll in County Cork. His family lived in Horgan's Buildings, Magazine Road, Cork City Ireland. Biography He served in the Royal Navy as a young man following his father's steps, but he became famous as a female impersonator (or "comic in a frock" as he preferred to be called) in England and was featured in theatre productions, and in film, television, and records. He was made an OBE in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours
Key dates
- Born
- 26 July 1927
- Died
- 31 May 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Occupation
- drag queen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Danny La Rue 1975.jpg
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1927 births2009 deaths20th-century British autobiographers20th-century English businesspeople20th-century English LGBTQ people20th-century English male singers20th-century Irish LGBTQ people21st-century English LGBTQ people21st-century Irish LGBTQ peopleBritish hoteliersBurials at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal GreenDeaths from prostate cancer in England