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Peter Allen

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Known For

48 Years Old

Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, boundless energy, and lavish costumes. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, including Newton-John's first chart topping hit "I Honestly Love You", and the chart topping and Academy Award winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearances at the Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His patriotic song "I Still Call Australia Home", has been used extensively in advertising campaigns, and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013. Allen was the first husband of Liza Minnelli. They married on 3 March 1967, separated on 9 April 1970, and were divorced on 24 July 1974. He had a long-term partner, model Gregory Connell (1949–1984). They were together from 1974 until Connell's death in 1984. Allen and Connell died from AIDS-related illnesses eight years apart, with Allen becoming one of the first well-known Australians to die from AIDS. Allen remained ambiguous about his sexuality in that he did not pretend to be straight after divorcing Minnelli, but never publicly came out as gay either. He explained, "I was as out as a not-out celebrity could be then." Despite Allen's outgoing persona, he was an intensely private man who shared little about his personal life even with those close to him. Few people knew he had HIV/AIDS, partly in fear of alienating his conservative, heterosexual fans and thinking audiences would not want to see a performer they knew was sick. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia on 10th February 1944

Died

18th June 1992

All Credits

The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Kraft Music Hall Image
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Image
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Miami Vice Image
Miami Vice
Man in Gallery
Return of the Jedi Image
Return of the Jedi
Geezum - Member of Jabba's Gang (uncredited)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Image
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
Night of 100 Stars Image
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II Image
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son Image
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Man in Gallery
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz Image
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self (archive footage)
The Pirates Of Penzance Image
The Pirates Of Penzance
Pirate King
Joy of Living: The Art of Renoir Image
Joy of Living: The Art of Renoir