News about Eddie Albert

According to reports, Paul O'Grady was in talks to convert Eddie Albert's books into a film. The beloved comedian died on March 28, 'unexpectedly but peacefully', according to his partner Andre Portasio, 42. In 2021, he wrote The Amsterdam Adventure, the series's first installment, before finishing it with The Curse of the Smugglers' Treasure in 2022.

The comedian and television star first rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s as his drag queen charactera Lily Savage before going on to host a number of television shows. O'Grady began his career as a Savage in the 1970s while working as a Camden Council peripatetic care officer in north London. He went on to tour northern England as part of the drag team called the Playgirls before settling on a solo performance at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London for eight years. He rose to fame in London's clubs before being named as a deputy lieutenant of Kent in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to entertainment. He has also worked with the Queen Consort, Camilla (right)