Born: 1-Apr-1927
Birthplace: Manchester, England

Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: TV Personality

Nationality: Australia
Executive summary: Host of Gardening Australia, 1989-2008

Military service: British Army (Parachute Regiment, WWII); Australian Army (1950-56, Korean War)

    Communist Party of Australia
    Save the Children Fund Envoy (1994)
    Tasmanian Wilderness Society
    Churchill Fellowship 1974
    Australian Humanist of the Year 2006
    Order of Australia 2007
    Espionage 1946 (in Yugoslavia, sentenced to 4 years)
    Civil Disobedience 19-Nov-2009 (protesting Iraq War, found guilty, fined)

    TELEVISION
    Gardening Australia Host (1989-2008)

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