Syd Heylen
Sydney Heylen
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Emerging from a modest Renmark upbringing as the only son of a carpenter, Heylen enlisted in the Australian Army at sixteen, fought on the Kokoda Trail and honed his comedic skills with the 1st army entertainment troupe. After World War II he entered vaudeville and became one of television’s early Australian personalities, starring in the 1956 variety program The Show of Stars and later delighting…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
