Actors - Danny La Rue

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Danny La Rue was born on July 26, 1927 as Daniel Patrick Carroll in County Cork, Irish Free State. 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 List.

Among his impersonations were celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Marlene Dietrich, and Margaret Thatcher. At one point he had his own nightclub in Hanover Square, and also performed on London's West End. In the 1960s he was among England's highest-paid entertainers. In 1982 he played 'Dolly Levi' in the famous musical "Hello Dolly!", and he is still a regular performer in traditional Christmas Pantomime shows in Britain.

For most of his career, Danny implied that beneath his costume he was a "normal" heterosexual man. Unlike many drag performers, he would always perform parts of his show in men's clothes, and was often seen out of costume on television. More recently, he has been more candid about his private life and the fact that he is a homosexual.

Trivia

Danny La Rue was the inspiration for the character Danny the Street -- a sentient, transvestite street --in Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. "La Rue" is French for "the Street".

Films

"Every Day's a Holiday" (1965)
"Our Miss Fred" (1972)

Books

"From Drags to Riches" (his autobiography)

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