Entertainer Don Lane dies

22 Oct 2009, 2:34 pm   -   Source: AAP
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Legendary entertainer Don Lane has died from a dementia-related illness, his manager Jayne Ambrose has announced.

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Legendary entertainer Don Lane has died from a dementia-related illness, his manager Jayne Ambrose has announced.

Ambrose said Lane passed away this morning.

"He son is devastated and Australia has suffered a great loss today," Ambrose told AAP.

Ambrose said the funeral for the 75-year-old would be held on Friday with a public memorial to be announced.

"He passed away late this morning. It was a dementia-related illness," she said. "It's a very sad day for the family."

Lane had been living in a care facility since 2008, when reports surfaced that he was suffering from dementia.

The American-born Lane was best known for his work on the hugely successful Don Lane Show, which ran on the Nine Network from the 1970s until 1983.

It was on the show that he formed a close friendship with fellow entertainer Bert Newton.

Lane won more than 15 Logies during his career and in 2003 he was inducted in the Australian Logies Hall of Fame.

He made a guest appearance on the ABC's Late Show in 1993 and hosted American NFL broadcasts for the ABC in the 1990s.

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very sad

Kellie - from Kellyville, 3 years ago

Hearing this made me think of my father who also suffers from Alzheimers. What a cruel illness it is. I know how his family feels, and my thoughts are with them at this time of loss.

Vale Don Lane

Jane - from Cairns, 3 years ago

It's a sad loss to our entertainment industry - my thoughts are with his family and friends

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