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Rolf Harris
Australian entertainer (1930–2023)
Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor.[1] He often used unusual instruments like the didgeridoo and the Stylophone in his performances, and is credited with the invention of the wobble board.[2] He was convicted in England in 2014 of the sexual assault of four underage girls, which effectively ended his career.[3]
Harris began his entertainment career in 1953, releasing several songs, including "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (a Top 10 hit in Australia, the UK and the United States), "Sun Arise", "Jake the Peg" and "Two Little Boys", which reached number 1 in the UK. From the 1960s, Harris was a successful television personality in the UK, later presenting shows such as Rolf's Cartoon Club and Animal Hospital. In 1985, he hosted the short educational film Kids Can Say No!, which warned children between ages five and eight
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Wife of disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris dies aged 93 a year after death of paedophile husband
12 September 2024, 12:22 | Updated: 12 September 2024, 12:25
Alwen Hughes, the wife of disgraced artist and entertainer Rolf Harris, has died.
Alwen stood by her husband after he was jailed a decade ago following his conviction for 12 indecent assaults on four underage girls between the 1960s and 1980s.
At the time of his death, the couple had been married for 65 years.
She attended every day of Harris' initial trial alongside daughter Bindi.
The former TV star died also aged 93 at his home in Bray, Berkshire, in May last year.
His death certificate said he died of neck cancer and "frailty of old age".
Harris, who was born in Perth, Australia, in 1930, became a national treasure and achieved fame for his paintings and work on children's programmes.
Such was his fame and high-regard, he was commissioned to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 2005.
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Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris was born in Perth, Australia on 30 March 1930. He was the son of Cromwell and Agnes Harris, who had previously emigrated from Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales.
Harris attended Perth Modern School in Subiaco, and the University of Western Australia. It was here that he met his wife, the Welsh sculptress and jeweller Alwen Hughes, while they were both art students. They married on 1 March 1958.
In 1952, Harris left Australia for Europe. He studied at the City and Guilds Art School in 1953 and after two years, slightly disillusioned as an art lärling, he met with Australian artist Hayward Veal - who he had long admired. Veal invited him on a two week course at Heatherly's Art School in London. He was to become his mentor.
In the mid 1950s Harris's paintings were exhibited in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy for two consecutive years. His television career also started to take off around this time as he worked on children's television pr