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Name	Peter Allen
Alternative Names	Peter Richard Woolnough
Born	10 February, 1944 Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 June, 1992 (aged 48) San Diego, California, United States of America
Cause of Death	AIDS-related
Education *	Armidale High School (NSW) (student, 1956-1958)
Occupation or Descriptor *	singer (1959-1992) New South Wales, Australia songwriter (1970-1992) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Academy Award for Best Original Song (recipient, 1982) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1990) ARIA Hall of Fame (inductee, 1993)

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