Rue later stated in an interview that this was "the proudest day of his life". Other accolades included Royal Variety Performance appearances in 1969, 1972 and 1978, Variety Club of Great Britain Showbiz Personality of the Year (1969), Theatre Personality of the Year (1970), Entertainer of the Decade (1979) and the Brinsworth Award from the EABF for his outstanding contribution to the entertainment profession and the community. In 1987, he was King Rat of the showbusiness charity the Grand Order of Water Rats. La Rue was the subject of a specially extended edition of This Is Your Life in 1984 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the curtain call of Hello, Dolly! at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. He has also been described as "the grande dame of drag". Selected filmography Our Miss Fred (1972) Come Spy with Me (TV film) (1977) The Good Old Days (Christmas Eve, 1983) Mr. Bean episode, "Mr. Bean in Room 426" (1993) Bibliography La Rue, Danny (1987) From Drags to Riches: my autobiography, Harmondsworth: Viking, Underwood, Peter (1974) Life's a drag : Danny la Rue & the drag scene, London: Frewin, Baker, Roger (1968) Drag: A History of female impersonation on the stage, Triton: See also Danny the Street—comic book character named after Danny La Rue ("la rue" in French translates into English as "the street") References External links Obit in the ''Daily Telegraph 1927 births 2009 deaths British hoteliers British autobiographers English drag queens Burials at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from prostate cancer Gay entertainers Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom Irish LGBT singers Officers of the Order of the British Empire Pantomime dames People from Soho People from Teignbridge (district) Royal Navy sailors 20th-century British businesspeople 20th-century British male singers English Roman Catholics 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people deaths from throat cancer People from Cork (city)