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- Birth namePeter Bourne
- Bette Bourne was born on September 22, 1939 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Macbeth (2014) and Chéri (2009). He was married to Paul Shaw. He died on August 23, 2024 in Notting Hill, London, England, UK.
- SpousePaul Shaw(? - August 23, 2024) (his death)
- RelativesMike Berry(Sibling)
- Quentin Crisp impersonator
- Appearing in the theatre version of "Theatre of Blood" at the National Theatre, London
- Founder and driving force behind the English radical drag theater troupe Bloolips.
- In 1969 he appeared alongside Ian McKellan in a touring double bill of Marlowe's "Edward II" and Shakespeare's "Richard II".
- In 1976, he joined the New York-based gay cabaret theater troupe Hot Peaches and performed with them across Western Europe, culminating in a show at the prestigious Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
- In 1970, he set aside his acting career to become a founding activist with London's Gay Liberation Front.
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