Lorrae Desmond, actor and singer, was born Beryl Hunt on 2 October 1932, in Mittagong, to Dr. Desmond Hunt. She travelled to Britain in the 1950s, and at 16, as Lorrae started her career as a singing cigarette girl and became a celebrity there, she performed as a solo artist and with backing group The Rebels, she appearing in cabaret, pantomime, radio, and live recording, including several shows for the BBC, including Meet Lorrae and Swing with Lorrae. She even featured in her own comedy series Trouble for Two in 1958, was in the cast of several Terry-Thomas TV specials, and competed to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. In 1962, she made history by being the first woman to win the Gold Logie (which was in fact Silver, as females at the time received the Silver Statuette, and Males received the Gold Statuette) for her work on her variety show, The Lorrae Desmond Show. The Gold Logie award that year would be a dual honour, with Tommy Hanlon Jr also winning the coveted trophy. Lorrae married Sydney surgeon Dr Alex Gorshenin in 1963. They travelled to the US together, where he continued to study. They moved back to Sydney but the marriage did not last long. Other television appearances include Homicide, Number 96 (1973) and Arcade (1980). She also had a guest appearance on Home and Away. Lorrae appeared as Shirley Gilroy in A Country Practice an original character from 1981 to 1992. In 1984 she won the Logie for Best Supporting Actress for this role. Sadly in one of the series iconic episodes in 1992, the long-running character Shirley was killed off in an offscreen plane crash. She was also a magazine columnist for "That's Life", where she wrote an article called Ask Lorrae, where readers would write in, asking for advice and information.
A,B = What tv show did she appear in in 1973. Second word in name.
C = What town was she born. First letter reduced.
D,E = What year was she born. Last two digits.
F,G = What age was she a singing cigarette girl.
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