don lane passes away

Veteran entertainer and television presenter Don Lane has died, aged 75.

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


Once the highest-paid performer on Australian television, it was on the show that he formed a close friendship with fellow entertainer Bert Newton.

He is also widely credited for bestowing Newton the nickname "Moonface".

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

In recent years, Lane's health deteriorated and he was being looked after in a care facility.

Lane is survived by his ex-wife Jayne Ambrose and their son PJ.

RIP