What is Bert Newton?
[[File:Bert Newton.jpg|thumb|200px|Newton in 2013]] '''Albert Watson Newton''' {{small|[[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]] [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/bert-newton-1938|title=Bert Newton AM MBE|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref> (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an [[Australia]]n media personality. He was a member of the [[Logie Hall of Fame]] as a four-time [[Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]] award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television presenter. He hosted shows such as ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]'', ''[[New Faces (Australian talent show)|New Faces]]'', ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'', ''[[20 to 1]]'' and ''[[Bert's Family Feud]]''. Newton was born in [[Fitzroy, Victoria]]. He was married to [[Patti Newton]] (''[[née]]'' McGrath). The couple had two children, actor [[Matthew Newton|Matthew]] and TV personality Lauren. Newton died on 30 October 2021, aged 83.<ref>[https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/victoria/australian-tv-icon-bert-newton-has-died-after-a-long-health-battle/news-story/e06886ba245582f3abb81e2cca125c58 Australian TV icon Bert Newton has died after a long health battle]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat}} * {{IMDb name|id=0628465|name=Bert Newton}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Bert}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Australian radio personalities]] [[Category:Australian television presenters]] [[Category:People from Melbourne]] {{bio-stub}}