Story: Clarke, John Morrison

Your country needs this man

A poster featuring a photograph of John Clarke as Fred Dagg, with the text: ‘Your country needs this man. Fred Dagg on tour. See him in your town soon with John Hore and the Bigg Dagg Band.’

John Clarke took Fred Dagg on tour in 1976. Within a year, Clarke had moved permanently to Australia.

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Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-1976-01

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How to cite this page:

Ian Pryor. 'Clarke, John Morrison', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2024. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6c13/clarke-john-morrison (accessed 12 May 2024)