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Trailblazing Australian Entertainer Toni Lamond Dies at 93

11/29/2025

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Toni Lamond, an Australian entertainer, has died at 93.
She was born in Sydney in 1932.
Lamond began her career at age 10.
Lamond gained recognition for Annie Get Your Gun and My Fair Lady, became the first woman to host a Tonight Show, received the Order of Australia, and tributes described her as a trailblazer.
Her husband died by suicide in 1966, and she raised her son Tony Sheldon.

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Toni Lamond, an Australian entertainer, has died at 93.
She was born in Sydney in 1932.
Lamond began her career at age 10.
Lamond gained recognition for Annie Get Your Gun and My Fair Lady, became the first woman to host a Tonight Show, received the Order of Australia, and tributes described her as a trailblazer.
Her husband died by suicide in 1966, and she raised her son Tony Sheldon.