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Remembering Les Girls - Stan Munro
Drag performer Stan Munro shares his memories of Sydney’s legendary Les Girls which he joined in 1963 as a dancer shortly after migrating from the UK before becoming its compere. This is Stan’s first visit to Sydney in over 20 years and amid all the hustle and bustle of Kings Cross we decided to film this impromptu video of some of Stan’s recollections. Filmed outside the Empire Hotel which is the former site of Les Girls. #stanmunro #lesgirls #drag
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83 Year Old Drag Performer Stan Munro wins Honour Award.
Award winner Dame Munro gives his acceptance speech this evening. Stan was the joint winner in the Arts & Entertainment category of the Honour Awards. The other award winner in his category was the brilliant DJ Gemma. The award was presented by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Many congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Proud of you all and particularly delighted that my dear friend Stan who was also my date for tonight was a winner. Stan dedicated his award in an emotional and hea
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Memories of Castlemaine - Stan Munro
Welsh-born Australian 82 year old drag performer Stan Munro reflects on his life in Castlemaine, Victoria where he lived in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was recently back in Castlemaine to appear in his show ‘Vintage Drag in Mint Condition’ at the Theatre Royal Castlemaine. Stan Munro is probably best known as the compere of Les Girls in Sydney and Melbourne and for his appearances in films such as ‘Alvin Purple’. At 82 he is still performing. #stanmunro #castlemaine #lesgirls
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Stan Munro: A Teenager In Drag
74 year-old performer, actor, female impersonator and leading Les Girl Stan Munro recalls an anecdote from his early teens in which he dressed up in drag on a train from Newport in Wales to Bristol and shocked his friend Des. Stan went on to work in the UK as a performer with the likes of the Andrews Sisters, Petula Clark, Adam Faith, Anthony Newley, Tommy Cooper and Larry Grayson. In 1963 he migrated to Australia where he became a host and female impersonator with the famous Les Girls in Sydn
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Honour 2024 | Arts & Entertainment Award | DJ Gemma and Stan Munro
For 2024 there were two joint recipients of the Arts & Entertainment Award, presented by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, at Honour Awards held at Doltone House Hyde Park Sydney on Wednesday 18 September 2024. The two joint winners here: Stan Munro: In recognition of Stan Munro’s work in showbusiness, Australian drag entertainment and community support spanning 70 years. DJ Gemma: In recognition of DJ Gemma’s work in creating and holding space for LGBTIQA+ community to gather and celebrate
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My Colourful Life In and Out of Drag - Stan Munro
My dear friend and former Sydney and Melbourne Les Girl Stan Munro shares with me some of the memories of his life. He was born on a mountain in South Wales almost 76 years ago and acted in British films as a boy before performing in shows as a young man with stars such as Petula Clark, the Andrews Sisters and Adam Faith. In 1963 he paid ten pounds and migrated to Australia as part of the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme and shortly after arrival in Sydney he joined Les Girls. He went to appea
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Polari Remembered By Stan Munro
76 year-old performer, actor, female impersonator and leading Les Girl Stan Munro recalls his experiences of hearing and using the gay slang language of Polari in the UK and then Australia where he migrated . Stan worked in the UK as a performer with the likes of the Andrews Sisters, Petula Clark, Adam Faith, Anthony Newley, Tommy Cooper and Larry Grayson. In 1963 he migrated to Australia where he became a host and female impersonator with the famous Les Girls in Sydney and Melbourne. He als
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Stan Munro and Les Girls - Graham Kennedy Show (1973)
The Melbourne cast of Les Girls and lead performer Stan Munro appear on the Graham Kennedy Show in 1973 where Bert Newton interviews Stan following a performance by the Les Girls cast. #LesGirls #GrahamKennedyShow #StanMunro #BertNewton
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Fantasy - Stan Munro (Australia 1985)
Former member of Les Girls Stan Munro performs his signature song at the end of one his shows in New South Wales (possibly Wollongong) in 1985. Fantasy was written by Tim Barton. Stan has performs the song at the end of many of his shows. #StanMunro #Fantasy #TimBarton
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Stan Munro's Coming To The United Kingdom
My good friend Welsh-born Ten Pound Pom and former Sydney and Melbourne Les Girl Stan Munro gives a big warm shout-out to everyone in the United Kingdom, particularly family and friends, ahead of his visit from Australia next week as part of his 75th birthday celebrations. While in the UK he will be doing a few shows including raising money for the charity Cancer Is A Drag. Stan took the ten pound passage to Sydney in 1963. Prior to that he had worked in the UK and Germany with the likes of Pet
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Remembering Larry Grayson-Stan Munro
Before migrating to Australia in the 1960s Stan Munro performed with and became good friends with English entertainer Larry Grayson after he started working with him at the Liverpool Empire in the early 1960s. Their friendship endured even after Stan moved to Sydney and he would stay with Larry in Nuneaton when he would visit the United Kingdom. Stan performed with Les Girls in Sydney and Melbourne and also appeared in Australian films such as Alvin Purple and on Australian television. He enjoye
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Drag Legend Stan Munro Performs I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine
Legendary Welsh-born Australian drag performer and Les Girls compere Stan Munro performs ‘I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine’ at his recent autobiographical show in Kyogle. Stan started out as a child film star in the United Kingdom before touring the UK and Europe as a dancer. In 1963 Stan migrated to Australia at the age of 22 where he became the compere of the long running and hugely successful revue show Les Girls in Sydney and Melbourne for many years and appeared in seminal Australian f
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82 Year Old Drag Queen Stan Munro Offers Advice
82 year old drag queen Stan Munro offers this advice to other drag performers. Stan was born in Wales and migrated to Australia in 1963 at the age of 22 where he went on to become the compere of the Les Girls revue show in Sydney and Melbourne and appear in seminal Australian films such as Alvin Purple. Today he remains one of Australia’s oldest and most enduring female impersonators. #stanmunro #drag #lesgirls #alvinpurple
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Coming Out in the 1960s - Stan Munro
75 year-old Stan Munro recalls his experiences of coming out to his parents in the mid 1960s on a trip back to Britain from Australia. Stan was born in Wales in 1941 where he began working in show business as a child star in film before going on to perform in theatres with the likes of Petula Clark, the Andrews Sisters and Adam Faith. In 1963 he migrated to Sydney, Australia as a 'ten pound Pom' where he went on to spend many years working as a performer with the famous Les Girls in both Sy
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Child Film Star to 82 Year Old Drag Queen - Stan Munro
A photographic tribute to Stan Munro who was a child film star in Britain before becoming one of Australia’s top drag performers including many years as compere of Les Girls in Sydney and Melbourne as well as appearances in films such as Alvin Purple. #stanmunro #lesgirls #alvinpurple
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Stan Munro Remembers Alvin Purple
Stan Munro was one of the original members of Sydney's Les Girls. He was born in Wales where he had worked in theatre in the United Kingdom and Germany with the likes of Petula Clarke, the Andrews Sisters, Adam Faith, Anthony Newley, Tommy Cooper and Larry Grayson. In the 1960s he migrated to Australia as a 'Ten Pound Pom' and soon joined Sydney's Les Girls show. He later went on to make appearances in films and on Australian television. In 1973 he scored a role as a transvestite called Mrs Warr
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82-Year-Old Welsh Migrant Stan Munro Reflects on Life in Australia
Welsh-born 82-year-old Stan Munro migrated as a ‘Ten Pound Pom’ to Australia in 1963 at the age of 22 where he became a successful drag performer including a long as compere of the much celebrated revue show Les Girls. He also appeared regularly on television and in seminal Australian films such as Alvin Purple. He he shares his feelings on Wales and reflects on life in Australia. #stanmunro #lesgirls #alvinpurple #tenpoundpoms #wales #australia #migration
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Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club - Stan Munro Interview
Former member of Les Girls Stan Munro discusses his upcoming show with Monique St John and Deanna Blake that he is presenting at Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales on January the 27th 2018. In this interview Stan discusses the show as well as his memories of working with Monique in the 1960s in Sydney. Stan also discusses his friendships with Carlotta and Les Girls dress designer Kenny Williams. Welsh-born 76 year-old Stan had a career as a child actor
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Reflections of an 84 Year-old Gay Man
84 year-old Stan Munro has worked in show business for 70 years. 60 of those have been as one of Australia’s top drag performers. Here he reflects on a life well lived and shares his reflections on what life is like for him in his mid-80s. Stan was born in Wales in 1941 and had a career as a child actor in films before becoming a dancer touring theatres in the UK, Germany and Ireland. In 1963 he migrated to Australia as a ‘Ten Pound Pom’ and discovered his love of drag. He soon became the co
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Female Impersonator Stan Munro Onstage and Backstage (Sydney 1983)
Footage from 1983 of Welsh-born Australian female impersonator Stan Munro filmed backstage and onstage at the South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club when he was touring Australia with male strippers the Cheeky Chaps. The video was filmed by manager of the Cheeky Chaps Guy Barton for publicity. The music in the background is called 'Fantasy' and was written by composer Tim Barton (no relation to Guy) especially for Stan. #StanMunro #CheekyChaps #GuyBarton #TimBarton #LesGirls
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82 Year Old Drag Queen Stan Munro Interviewed By Newport City Radio (March 2023)
82-year-old Welsh-born Australian drag performer Stan Munro is interviewed by Daniel Price and Adam Smith about his life for Welsh radio station Newport City Radio in March 2023. Stan was brought up in Llanfach near Abercarn, South Wales 1941. He migrated to Sydney, Australia at the age of 22 in 1963 after performing in theatres and other venues around the UK, Ireland and Germany. He soon joined the revue show Les Girls in Sydney's Kings Cross where he later became its compere in Sydney and Me
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Stan Munro/Boom Boom Devine (Today Nine Network circa 1987-1990)
Former Les Girl Stan Munro appears on the Nine Network's Today Show as his alter ego Boom Boom Devine when he took part in and won a stripping contest in the Sydney suburb of Burwood. I have been unable to find the exact year but I believe it is some time between 1987 and 1990. #StanMunro #BoomBoomDevine #Today
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82 Year Old Offers Advice on Depression
82 year old Stan shares his advice for dealing and coping with depression. For many years Stan Munro was a successful entertainer and drag performer in Sydney and Melbourne before he started experiencing depression in the 1980s. #depression #stanmunro #anxiety #lesgirls
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Australian TV documentary "The Glittering Mile" (1964) featuring Carlotta at "The Jewel Box"
Kings Cross "all male review" "The Jewel Box" forerunner of "Les Girls", from documentary on Kings Cross called "The Glittering Mile" made in 1964. There is an interview with Carlotta at the end of this clip. This is one of the first appearances Carlotta made on TV or film. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by
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Les Girls (Melbourne 1976)
Just uploaded and shared for the first time. A video filmed of Les Girls at the Upper Esplanade in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1976. There has been some debate as to the exact year. The video was filmed by Les Girls compere Stan Munro who forgot to turn on the sound. The laughter track, music and other sound effects were added later. Still trying to find a consensus for the identities of all the performers. #LesGirls #Melbourne