1948 - 1973
Mike Furber Australian Actor
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Details
| First Name |
Mike
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| Last Name |
Furber
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| Birthday |
28th September, 1948
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| Birthplace |
London, England
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| Died |
10th May, 1973
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| Place of Death |
Sydney, Australia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Entertainer
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Pop
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| Year(s) Active |
1965–1973
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals
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| Record Label |
Sunshine, Kommotion, Columbia, Festival, Radioactive
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| Associated Acts |
The Bowery Boys, The Sect, Doug Parkinson
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Michael Alexander Furber (1947 – 1973) was an English-born Australia entertainer popular in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of Mike Furber and the Bowery Boys. Furber's group had hits with "Just a Poor Boy", "You Stole My Love" and "That's When Happiness Began" (all in 1966). In the Go Set Pop Poll, Furber was voted in the top 5 as most popular Male Vocalist in both 1966 and 1967. Furber's subsequent solo singing career was less successful and in the early 1970s he turned to stage musicals: including Godspell and Nuclear. According to police investigators Furber committed suicide on 10 May 1973, by hanging, in the garage of his home. Rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, writes, "Reputedly in the depths of depression, he hanged himself... It has been suggested, however, that Furber was actually murdered because he had befriended a King's Cross prostitute."
