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Her career since has been stellar as both performer and producer, and following the phenomenal success of The Mavis Bramston Show in 1964 she was regarded as one of the most influential women on Australian Television. Over the following three decades she made a return to the stage, appearing at the Ensemble, Hunter Valley, Marian Street and Sydney Theatre Companies, as well as starring roles in the commercial theatre. Raye officially retired in 2000, following a guest appearance in SeaChange. Carol Raye died peacefully on 18 June 2022. She was posthumously awarded the AM in the Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours.
She is a 16 year old Miss Kathleen Corkrey, who is studying hard for a stage career. If her ingenuous charm and natural vivacity does not disappear with sophistication she should go far. —Portsmouth Evening News, 1938
I think I’ve discovered a future star in Carol Raye, who sings and dances just about as well as any leading lady we have on the musical comedy stage. —Writer and producer, Stanley Lupino, 1939
Anyone who watched Carol on TV will always remember her as gorgeous, classy and witty. But she was equally successful working as a female executive behind the scenes, in an era when few women were allowed to do so … her body of work will always endure.
—TV and film historian, Andrew Mercado
In terms of political satire in Australia, The Wharf Revue must surely be the love child of Phillip Street and Mavis Bramston.
—Jonathon Biggins
Author: John Senczuk
Paperback Published November 2023 342 pages