George Leonard Wallace known as George Wallace Jnr (16 May 1918 – 30 September 1968), was an Australian comedian, vaudevillian, and television personality.[1]
The son of George Stephenson Wallace, he became a famous comedian in his own right, having considerable success on television in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning Logie Awards in 1963 and 1964.[2]
Wallace's television show, Theatre Royal, which originated in Brisbane, won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967.[2][3]
Early and personal life
Wallace was born in Walkerston, Queensland to comedian George Stevenson "Onkus" Wallace and Margarita Edith Emma, née Nicholas,[4] and first appeared on stage aged three in Sydney with his father.[1]
Wallace married Marjorie Bruce-Clarke on 10 January 1945 at St Philip's Church of England, Sydney.
Wallace worked the Tivoli circuit in Australia and New Zealand.[1] On 27 December 1948 Wallace started at the Theatre Royal in Brisbane, a ten-week engagement extended to a decade; his four thousand performances at the Royal in revue and pantomime were considered at the time to be a world record for a comedian.[1]
