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'Roy Rene', also known as Harry van der Sluys (b February 15 1891 d November 22 1954) was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. He was a Freemason [1].
Henry left school at the age of 14 and commenced his career on the stage. Initially going by the name 'Boy Roy he eventually settled on the stage name of Roy Rene (after a famous french clown). During 1916, he formed a partnership with Nat Phillips, and commenced performing as Mo the clown in the long running stage act ''Stiffy and Mo''. In 1934, he starred in the film by Ken G. Hall ''Strike Me Lucky'', a reference to one of his many catchphrases. This was his only film performance.
In the 1940's, Roy appeared on a number of radio programs, including ''McCackie Mansion'', which aired for three years from 1947. He played the character of ''Mo McCackie'' in the program, which was produced in front of a live studio audience.
The memory of Rene lives on in the Mo Awards, presented annually for excellence in live performance. The statuette presented to the recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo McCackie persona.
★ Laughterlog.com Article with complete list of radio and film appearances
★ Roy Rene at the National Film and Sound Archive
Henry left school at the age of 14 and commenced his career on the stage. Initially going by the name 'Boy Roy he eventually settled on the stage name of Roy Rene (after a famous french clown). During 1916, he formed a partnership with Nat Phillips, and commenced performing as Mo the clown in the long running stage act ''Stiffy and Mo''. In 1934, he starred in the film by Ken G. Hall ''Strike Me Lucky'', a reference to one of his many catchphrases. This was his only film performance.
In the 1940's, Roy appeared on a number of radio programs, including ''McCackie Mansion'', which aired for three years from 1947. He played the character of ''Mo McCackie'' in the program, which was produced in front of a live studio audience.
The memory of Rene lives on in the Mo Awards, presented annually for excellence in live performance. The statuette presented to the recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo McCackie persona.
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External links
★ Laughterlog.com Article with complete list of radio and film appearances
★ Roy Rene at the National Film and Sound Archive
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