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| − | '''Danny La Rue, [[OBE]]''' was born on [[26 July]][[1927]]) as '''Daniel Patrick Carroll''' in [[County Cork]], his family lived in Horgan's Buildings, Magazine Road, Cork City [[Ireland]].
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| − | ==Biography==
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| − | He served in the [[Royal Navy]] as a young man following his father's steps, but he became famous as a [[drag queen|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.
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| − | He was made [[Order of the British Empire|an OBE]] in the 2002 [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]]'s [[British honours system|Birthday Honours List]].
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| − | Among his [[impersonation]]s were [[celebrity|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 theatre|West End]]. In the [[1960s]] he was among England's highest-paid [[entertainer]]s.
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| − | In [[1982]] he played 'Dolly Levi' in the famous [[musical theater|musical]] ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'', and he is still a regular performer in traditional Christmas [[pantomime]] shows in Britain. He appeared as himself in ''[[Mr. Bean]]''.
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| − | 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 [[gay]]. Danny lived for many years with his partner and manager, Jack Hanson, until his death in Australia following a major stroke.
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| − | Most recently, he suffered a mild [[stroke]] and thus all planned UK performances for 2006 were cancelled.
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| − | ==Actual Year of Birth?==
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| − | On [[8 March]] [[2007]], while paying tribute to the late [[John Inman]] on [[BBC TV]] [[BBC News 24|News 24]], La Rue stated that he was in his "eightieth year".
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| − | ==Trivia==
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| − | Danny La Rue was the inspiration for the character '''Danny the Street''' — a sentient, transvestite street — in [[Grant Morrison]]'s comic book ''[[Doom Patrol]]''. "La Rue" is French for "the Street".
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| − | He used to own the Swan at [[Streatley]] hotel in the 1970s.
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| − | He made a guest appearance in a ''[[Mr. Bean]]'' episode.
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| − | ==Films==
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| − | *''Every Day's a Holiday'' (1965)
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| − | *''Our Miss Fred'' (1972)
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | *La Rue, Danny - ''From Drags to Riches: My Autobiography'' - Viking, 1987
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| − | *Underwood, Peter - ''Life's a Drag!: Danny La Rue and the Drag Scene'' - Leslie Frewin Publishers, 1974
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *{{imdb name|0479005}}
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| − | *[http://www.dannylarue.com/ Official Danny La Rue website]
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| − | {{lgbt|Danny La Rue}}
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| − | [[Category:Living people]]
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| − | [[Category:Drag queens]]
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| − | [[Category:LGBT people from Ireland]]
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