Chips Rafferty
Actor, Film actor
1909 – 1971
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Who was Chips Rafferty?
Chips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American productions. He appeared in commercials in Britain during the late 1950s, encouraging British emigration to Australia.
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- Born
- Mar 26, 1909
Broken Hill - Also known as
- John William Pilbean Goffage
- 'Chips' Rafferty
- Chips
- Chips Rafferty MBE
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ellen Jameson
(1941/05/28 - 1964/05/27)
- Ellen Jameson
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- May 27, 1971
Sydney
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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