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Date of Birth
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10-February-1944
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Place of Birth
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Tenterfield
(Australia, New South Wales)
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Nationality
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Australia
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Also know as
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Peter Allen Woolnough, Peter Richard Woolnough, Peter Richard Woolnough Allen, Peter Richard Woolnough
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Profession
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Singer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Actor
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Peter Allen was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, "Arthur's Theme", winning an Academy Award in 1981. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearing at Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His marriage to Liza Minnelli ended in divorce; he subsequently proclaimed his homosexuality and publicly entered a relationship with Gregory Connell that lasted until Connell's death, 15 years later.
I Still Call Australia Home was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013.
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