arm of the Elizabethan Theatre trust and produced a revival of Sound of Music, starring Julie Anthony and a very successful restaging of Pirates of Penzance Featuring Jon English. Ferrier played both Colonel Pickering and Alfred P. Doolittle in the Victorian Symphony Orchestra's My Fair Lady. His turn as Doolittle requiring a recasting of the chorus to ensure there were strong enough members to carry him off stage for the end of "Get me to the church on time". For the STC he appeared in the original productions of David Williamson's Son's of Cain and The Perfectionist alongside Robyn Nevin and Hugo Weaving which toured to the Spoleto festival in 1985.' In 1988 he became Artistic Director of the Marian Street Theatre. In 1991 Ferrier played Herod in Harry M Miller's revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. Worried that he might fall down the huge staircase set and crush Jesus (thus changing the traditional story) he had to have two chorus girls guide him down whilst singing the King Herod Song. The following year he joined Tom Burlinson in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying in 1992 where he proceeded to steal the show with his performance as J.B Biggley. In 1971 he won the award for Best Australian Comedy with Noel Ferrier's Australia A-Z. He was a regular panelist in Graham Kennedy's popular game show Blankety Blanks. His movie credits include Avengers of the Reef (1973), Alvin Purple (1973), Alvin Rides Again (1974), Scobie Malone (1975), Deathcheaters (1976), Eliza Fraser (1976), Turkey Shoot (1982), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and Backstage (1988). He received and AFI nomination for Best Actor for his role in Eliza Fraser. His final movie role was in Paradise Road (1997). Death Noel Ferrier died in October 1997 in Sydney, aged 66, from undisclosed causes. Honours In 1989 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. Personal life In 1960 he married Susanne de Berenger, a noted artist and multiple Archibald Prize finalist, a decision he frequently claimed "proved to be... a lifesaver". Their son Tim (born 1962), is a successful production designer. Ferrier's autobiography, published in 1985, is called There goes Whatsisname, in which he discusses his battles with alcoholism, as well as his numerous career triumphs and failures. References Bibliography 1930 births 1997 deaths Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Australian male comedians Australian television personalities People