Rolf Harris
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Gender | Male |
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Death | Died last year |
Date of birth | March 30,1930 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Bassendean |
Australia | |
Spouse | Alwen Hughes |
Albums | Can You Tell What It Is Yet (bonus disc) |
Height | 183 (cm) |
Official site | bbc.co.uk |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Children | Bindi Harris |
Grandchildren | Marlon Cox |
Parents | Agnes Margaret Robbins Harris |
Cromwell Harris | |
Songs | Rolf Harris |
List | Tie Me Kangaroo Down SportSun Arise · 1962 |
Works | Tessa Through the Blue Gums |
The Red Umbrella | |
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – An 80th Birthday Portrait | |
Died | Bray |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | May 10,2023 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 406567 |
Rolf Harris Life story
Rolf Harris was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. He often used unusual instruments like the didgeridoo and the Stylophone in his performances, and is credited with the invention of the wobble board.
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Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93
Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris , who was jailed for a series of indecent assaults on girls, has died aged 93, it has been confirmed.
Harris was found guilty of a string of indecent assaults between 1968 and 1986 following a trial in 2014 - and was jailed for five years and Nine Months .
He was released from prison in 2017 - But never apologised to his victims.
Before his crimes came to light, Harris had been a fixture of family entertainment in Britain.
His death was confirmed to the PA news agency by a registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall .
The Cause of death is Not Yet known.
Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court , Harris was initially found guilty of 12 attacks on four girls, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.
One conviction, relating to an allegation he indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl, was later overturned. But Court of Appeal judges dismissed his application to challenge The Other 11 convictions.
The Victims included two girls in their early teens and a friend of his daughter.
Queen's portraitBefore his crimes came to light, Harris had been a well-known figure in the entertainment industry in Britain and his native Australia for More Than 50 Years .
He arrived in London in 1952, aged 21, and went on to host a string of children's TV and variety shows as well as series about animals and art. Harris painted a portrait of the late Queen to mark her 80th birthday in 2006.
During his career he was made an OBE, MBE and CBE and awarded a Bafta fellowship, But he was
At his sentencing, The Court heard he was a " sinister pervert" who
" You have shown No Remorse for your crimes at all, " The Judge told him. " Your reputation now lies in ruins, But you have No One to blame But yourself. "
Harris served three years of his sentence at Stafford Prison in Staffordshire. After his release he returned to the home in Bray, Berkshire, he shared with his wife, Alwen - who he had married in 1958.
The couple had a daughter, Bindi.
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