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Mahoney, Will, 1894-1967
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- Mahoney, William James, -1967
- Mahoney, Will, -1967
- Mahoney, William James, 1894-1967
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1894-1967
History
Variety performer and theatre manager Will Mahoney was born in Helena, Montana, USA. Extremely successful in vaudeville in the United States and on the radio in England, Mahoney and his partner Bob Geraghty were brought to Australia in 1938 by Frank Neil on a Tivoli touring contract. After touring Australia for several years, in 1943 Mahoney became joint manager of the Cremorne Theatre in Brisbane with Geraghty. He continued in the role until the Cremorne closed in 1948. He returned to the US in 1948 to continue his theatrical career, but came back to Australia in 1959 and lived in Melbourne with his third wife, Evie Hayes, until his death in 1967.
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Revised, FF, 11-Jun-2020.
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Sources
Jennifer Radbourne (2000). 'Mahoney, William James (Will) (1894-1967)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, accessed online 11-Jun-2020.
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Revised with authorized form of name, other forms of name, dates of existence, history, authority record identifier and sources, FF, 11-Jun-2020.