Vincent Ball was born in Wee Waa, New South Wales, on the 4th Decenber, 1923. His dream of becoming a 'cowboy on the fillums' took him on adventure that includedserving in the RAAF in World War II, working his way to England on a tramp steamer and winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. He worked as an actor in England for twenty-five years, before returning to Australia.

Dame Edna Everage: arguably the most popular and gifted woman in the world today. Housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, swami, chanteuse, megastar. More than a show-biz autoBiographies, more than a housewife's diary, more than a chunk of history - this Dame Edna's gift to her fans arouns the world, her Hymn to Life itself