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- Ernie Carroll was born on May 26, 1929 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for Silence of the Hams (1992), The Daryl Somers Show (1982) and The Tarax Show (1957). He died on March 30, 2022 in Victoria, Australia.
- Father was a fruit farmer.
- He penned comic strip versions of his puppet characters "Gerry Gee", "Joy-Belle" and "Ossie Ostrich".
- He became well known in Geelong radio station 3GL in the 1950s, and joined Melbourne television station GTV-9 in its first active year, 1956, as producer for children's television.
- Has two children, Lynne and Bruce.
- Made his radio debut on 3TR which at that time was based in Sale, Australia.
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