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magazine invited Dame Edna to write a satirical advice column. She created controversy with a piece published in the February 2003 issue. Replying to a reader who asked if she should learn Spanish, she wrote:
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in honour of the character, "whose signature hair has a striking resemblance to the colouration of this species." Other species described in the same article were named
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694:, henceforth to be known as "Dame Edna".
382:Handling Edna, the Unauthorised Biography
325:Handling Edna, the Unauthorised Biography
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236:her stage shows) have become signatures.
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2850:"Dear Edna: Why Can't We Laugh Anymore?"
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737:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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2995:. Australia: The Macmillan Company.
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1914:"I would be stimulating to sit with"
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849:'s Australian social history series
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2407:Williams, Nadine (28 August 2002).
1722:"The many faces of Barry Humphries"
1474:Satirical advice column controversy
1170:William and Kate: The Royal Wedding
1055:. On 8 August 2008 she appeared on
740:. In 1979 she was the subject of a
670:In 1972, the character appeared as
475:has also been named in her honour.
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2824:"Dame Edna treads on Spanish toe"
2174:St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (2004).
1972:Searles, Mick (23 January 2013).
1941:Berson, Misha (16 January 2015).
1557:Christmas Snowtime Special (1979)
774:after her initial performance on
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720: — the first of what became
178:, known for her lilac-coloured ("
2509:"A Bit of a Chat with Dame Edna"
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826:Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch
540:Union Theatre Repertory Company
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1887:Barnes, Simon (10 May 1997).
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3073:Awards for Dame Edna Everage
2547:. Abc.net.au. 23 August 2006
2381:Manson, Bess (8 June 2016).
1641:Dame Edna Live at the Palace
1554:La Dame Aux Gladiolas (1979)
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683:Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
674:'s "Aunt Edna" in the film,
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2620:playbill.com, 29 March 2010
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2798:"Dame Edna: Why the fuss?"
2476:"Edna's toast of the town"
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911:around Australia in 2003.
900:Dame Edna appeared at the
851:Barry Humphries Flashbacks
534:Invention of the character
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3422:Dame Edna: The Royal Tour
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1457:"Theme From Neighbours"
800:The Dame Edna Experience
389:The Dame Edna Experience
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2593:"Melbourne, we did it!"
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2093:2 November 2007 at the
1708:"The evolution of Edna"
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1294:Palm Desert, California
1015:The Dame Edna Treatment
955:2006 Commonwealth Games
938:Lord Mayor of Melbourne
726:Secret Policeman's Ball
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1595:Dame Edna's Hollywood
1589:A Night on Mount Edna
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96:"Mrs. Norman Everage"
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2768:"Sorry, Wrong Cover"
2714:. 19 September 2019.
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888:of "A Sitcom Role".
843:TV Week Logie Awards
566:Melbourne University
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2968:Lahr, John (1992).
2930:"A brush with Edna"
2480:The Daily Telegraph
2409:"Toast of the town"
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1562:An Audience with...
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902:Party at the Palace
797:. In the same year
781:An Audience With...
498:Melbourne Docklands
94:"Mrs. Norm Everage"
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3177:Anna Deavere Smith
3171:Anna Deavere Smith
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2292:on 8 December 2012
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3246:Antony Sher
2772:Vanity Fair
2740:Kent, David
2692:11 February
2322:11 February
2220:, p. 1
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1843:, p. 5
1637:(2001–2002)
1634:Ally McBeal
1605:(1992–1993)
1597:(1991–1993)
1585:(1987–1989)
1551:(1976–1977)
1523:Frida Kahlo
1515:Vanity Fair
1511:Salma Hayek
1492:Don Quixote
1481:Vanity Fair
1358:Discography
1278:Los Angeles
1194:Kathy Lette
1134:, Melbourne
1058:Loose Women
983:Roger Moore
977:contestant
909:Sandy Stone
880:Ally McBeal
813:Joan Rivers
699:Just a Show
605:Thatcherism
505:soldier fly
437:transphobic
369:Emily Perry
367:(played by
281:Return Fare
269:Wagga Wagga
233:prudishness
92:"Dame Edna"
49:Return Fare
3545:Categories
3409:Bill Irwin
3267:Jim Brochu
3207:David Hare
3195:Fiona Shaw
2667:21 January
2641:8 November
2493:12 January
2460:11 January
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2426:11 January
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1898:26 January
1854:"ACO Home"
1680:References
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1420:Peak chart
1266:Washington
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1168:broadcast
1100:Sunderland
1047:alongside
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998:alongside
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872:Tony Award
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651:Peter Cook
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407:newsreader
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2421:356028363
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2203:The Oldie
2135:221463567
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1761:Lahr 1992
1749:Lahr 1992
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1507:Hispanics
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1122:2010–2023
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1005:Parkinson
924:Melbourne
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853:in 1999.
601:John Lahr
582:lamington
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544:Victorian
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315:lessons.
313:elocution
289:Melbourne
203:Melbourne
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172:Dame Edna
147:Relatives
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1954:22 April
1919:BBC News
1860:21 March
1826:25 April
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1668:See also
1388:Format:
1158:The View
1025:TV Show
974:X Factor
870:, and a
866:won the
711:West End
618:, actor
558:falsetto
527:fabulosa
293:Victoria
229:snobbery
227:, class
217:damehood
180:wisteria
158:Religion
153:(nephew)
133:Children
89:Nickname
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2888:30 July
2270:14 July
2245:YouTube
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616:CUNY TV
469:John So
451:Honours
358:Madonna
339:Ivanhoe
192:Possums
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