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I held Clive’s hand and he said: ‘We’ve known each other for 60 years’
I first met Clive James at Sydney University in 1960. I saw him often over the next three years, though we were not great friends at this time.
We were both indifferent actors, though I was the more indifferent.
- Bruce Beresford
- The Sydney Morning Herald
We came across each other occasionally during student productions.
Clive’s theatrical talent suited the hilarious sketches he wrote for the university revues.
These were the basis of his celebrity.
He could be found in one of the campus coffee shops at almost any time of day, surrounded by acolytes, which included – to my annoyance – the most attractive girls.
He wrote extensively for the…