Hanlon quit television in 1978 and toured Australia as a ringmaster with Silvers Circus. Personal life He was honoured in an episode of This is Your Life'' filmed in August 2003. Hanlon died from cancer in Melbourne on 9 October 2003, only weeks after suffering a heart attack. He was predeceased by his wife, Muriel (whom he always called Murphy), and survived by his daughter April Bell from that marriage and her son Jeff Almond. He was also survived by his first wife, Jean Gregory, his son by that marriage, Tommy Hanlon Thomason, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Despite his love for Australia, he never relinquished his United States citizenship. References TV legend found his calling under the big top, "The Age", 11 October 2003. External links 1923 births 2003 deaths Australian male comedians Australian magicians Australian male television actors Australian television personalities People from Parkersburg, West Virginia Ringmasters Deaths from cancer in Victoria (Australia) Gold Logie winners American emigrants to Australia 20th-century Australian comedians