Difference between revisions of "Peter Wherrett"
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| + | Former professional auto racer, journalist. Sex change operation two years before death, becoming Pip. Author of his family memoirs he wrote jointly with his brother, Richard, Desirelines, 'An Unusual Family Memoir'. Hosted 'Torque', a long-running television show for ABC TV. Though married, he confessed to his passion for cross-dressing, and in the last stages of his life he lived as a woman. | ||
| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | + | * http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/a-passion-for-cars-and-women-20090324-98un.html | |
| + | * http://televisionau.com/2009/03/peter-wherrett.html | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 23 December 2013
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1936 - 2009
Occupation
Sports
Description
Former professional auto racer, journalist. Sex change operation two years before death, becoming Pip. Author of his family memoirs he wrote jointly with his brother, Richard, Desirelines, 'An Unusual Family Memoir'. Hosted 'Torque', a long-running television show for ABC TV. Though married, he confessed to his passion for cross-dressing, and in the last stages of his life he lived as a woman.
