
Last Of The Entertainers
A star-studded story across sixty-five years of television, stage, screen and in recording
By: Barry Crocker
Paperback | 18 August 2023
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Everyone has an interpretation of what the ‘all round entertainer’ should be. The term once invoked the image of a singer who could dance a little, tell jokes and hold an audience’s attention with anecdotes of his life and career.
In my world, in order to wear this label successfully, the description of the ‘all round entertainer’ expands, with the ability to perform not only as an actor in films, television, and on stage, but also to direct, write books and plays, and even pen his own autobiography.
The definition of the ‘all round entertainer’ is a generational conundrum. When I became a ‘showbiz professional’ in 1956, I found myself part of the end of the age of vaudeville, being lucky enough to learn from those who had been there and done that, and now I am wearing the same shoes as those who paved the way for me.
Sadly, most of those contemporaries who shared the same journey have either shuffled off the mortal coil, or are in retirement. Now, with the departure of Ernie Sigley, Jimmy Hannan, Graham Kennedy, Stuart Wagstaff, Don Lane, and Bert Newton I find myself left alone now to carry the torch, hence the title of this book.
Through this book, with its words and many photographs, I pass on the story of a wonderful and rewarding sixty years of parading my wares around the globe with plenty of humour along the way.
About the Author
Barry Crocker has been an omnipresent part of the Australian entertainment industry for as long as most of us can remember. In a career spanning more than 60 years Barry has done it all as a singer, dancer, actor and comedian. As an actor, he has had a diverse range of dramatic and comedy rolls, including starring in the successful Barry McKenzie films in the early 1970s (earning him the nickname of ' Bazza' for the rest of his life and an enduring place in Australian rhyming slang!) and he is fondly known for singing the theme song for the TV show Neighbours and his many Carols by Candlelight
In my world, in order to wear this label successfully, the description of the ‘all round entertainer’ expands, with the ability to perform not only as an actor in films, television, and on stage, but also to direct, write books and plays, and even pen his own autobiography.
The definition of the ‘all round entertainer’ is a generational conundrum. When I became a ‘showbiz professional’ in 1956, I found myself part of the end of the age of vaudeville, being lucky enough to learn from those who had been there and done that, and now I am wearing the same shoes as those who paved the way for me.
Sadly, most of those contemporaries who shared the same journey have either shuffled off the mortal coil, or are in retirement. Now, with the departure of Ernie Sigley, Jimmy Hannan, Graham Kennedy, Stuart Wagstaff, Don Lane, and Bert Newton I find myself left alone now to carry the torch, hence the title of this book.
Through this book, with its words and many photographs, I pass on the story of a wonderful and rewarding sixty years of parading my wares around the globe with plenty of humour along the way.
About the Author
Barry Crocker has been an omnipresent part of the Australian entertainment industry for as long as most of us can remember. In a career spanning more than 60 years Barry has done it all as a singer, dancer, actor and comedian. As an actor, he has had a diverse range of dramatic and comedy rolls, including starring in the successful Barry McKenzie films in the early 1970s (earning him the nickname of ' Bazza' for the rest of his life and an enduring place in Australian rhyming slang!) and he is fondly known for singing the theme song for the TV show Neighbours and his many Carols by Candlelight
ISBN: 9781760795542
ISBN-10: 1760795542
Published: 18th August 2023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 220
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 16.5 x 2
Weight (kg): 0.64
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