Danny La Rue Danny La Rue Danny La Rue, (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish-English singer and entertainer, particularly in stage theatre known for his singing and cross-dressing performances. Born as Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork City, Ireland, in 1927, La Rue was the youngest of either four or five siblings. The family moved to England when he was six and he was brought up at Earnshaw Street in Soho, central London. When the family home was destroyed during the Blitz, his mother, a seamstress, moved her children to Kennford, a Devon village where young
Daniel Patrick O'Connell Daniel Patrick O'Connell Daniel Patrick O'Connell, RD, QC, FRHistS (7 July 1924 – 8 June 1979), known as D. P. O'Connell, was a barrister and academic, specializing in international law. From 1972 to his death in 1979, he was Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 July 1924. He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and at Auckland University College. He was admitted to the New Zealand Bar in 1947 and then attended Trinity College, Cambridge in 1949, from where he obtained a doctorate in 1951.