Bill Hunter: 1940 – 2011, Memorial Service
There will be a public memorial service at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre on Thursday 26 May, at 2pm, for Bill Hunter’s passing.
For those in Sydney, there will be an informal get together at Bondi Icebergs’ downstairs bistro, also at 2pm.
Alternatively for those around the country, in the words of Hunter’s management, Mark Morrissey & Associates, “We invite you – whether you be in your favourite pub, a theatre, at home, in country towns, on the land, with friends – anywhere throughout Australia – on Thursday 26 – to ‘Raise your glass to Bill Hunter’ as a salute and a final farewell to a great man.”
Bill Hunter passed away on Saturday 21 May, approximately 8pm, from cancer, surrounded by friends and family.
Hunter had battled the disease and refused to enter hospital but was admitted to a Melbourne hospice earlier in the week, reports ABC News.
Encore contributor and Newsfront screenwriter Bob Ellis remembers Bill Hunter both on and off the screen as the stereotypical Australian ‘bloke’, with his most memorable roles in Muriel’s Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Gallipoli (above) and Newsfront among others.
Vale, Bill Hunter, the quintessential Aussie character.
I wonder if Tony Martin will now un-censor your comments, which you made on the commentary track of the BAD EGGS dvd.
Anything that can make Mick Molloy laugh that hard must be bloody funny!
Unfortunately, Andy and I will have to find another actor to play the part of Richard Rogers-Witt.
If you see God, tell him to “Get Stuffed” from me.
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