La Rue brought the drag act to the masses and his style, whilst undoubtably inspired by other artists of the period, came to define an era. La Rue was a huge cabaret star and came to be known by everybody through the burgeoning medium of television.
I got to meet him briefly whilst I was working at Fox's and he was utterly charming.
Pat Newley I wish I had known better. He was a gay man, living in Streatham and wrote for The Stage Newspaper in a regular column and as a regular contributor. He was always interesting and interested in what I was up to and I always enjoyed our meetings. I was actually hoping to see him next week at Jim Bailey's press night next week. Sadly this was not to be.
Rest In Peace, both of you. I'll see you in the Green Room. X
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