Don Lane, the lanky American who dominated Australian TV in the 1970s and 80s has died at the age of 75.
As host of the long-running Don Lane Show, Don brought a little bit of American-style variety to Australian television screens.
Lane also brought a fair share of controversy, getting arrested for marijuana possession in 1968 and getting kicked out of the 1982 Logie Awards for throwing a punch at Ernie Sigley.
But who can honestly say they’ve never wanted to do that?
And here’s that infamous footage of Lane cracking it with the AmazingTM James Randi when he dared to suggest that Doris Stokes and Uri Geller may not actually possess all those amazing paranormal powers they claim.
Despite (or maybe because of) all this Lane managed to win numerous Logies (including the 1977 Gold) back when the award actually meant something.
He was one of a kind, a genuine legend and has well and truly earned his place in Australian television history.
I guess Saturday night really will be the loneliest night of the week, if only for this week.
ReplyDeleteOh, and man, those were some seriously big trousers.
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