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Athol Tier Athol Tier i(8363737 works by)
Born: Established: 1889 Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Oct 1940 Rose Bay, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Adelaide-born comedian Athol Tier got his big break with Edward Branscombe’s Dandies. By 1915 was working the Tivoli circuit and in 1919 he starred in The Sentimental Bloke. He later spent several years in England playing the London and provincial variety halls before touring the Keith-Albee US circuit. Following a period in New York City, Tier returned to Australia in the early 1930s to play J. C. Williamson’s Tivoli circuit. After appearing in Blue Mountains Melody (1934), he turned to radio, becoming a national star through shows like Mrs ‘Arris and Mrs ‘Igggs and How the Other Half Lives.

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]

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