Blair Milan Explained

Blair Milan
Birth Date:1981 6, df=y
Death Place:Camperdown, Sydney
Nationality:Australian
Education:Bachelor of Communication (Theatre/Media)
Alma Mater:Charles Sturt University
Occupation:Actor, television presenter
Years Active:1995–2011
Television:Lyndey & Blair's Taste of Greece
Nickelodeon's Coast to Coast
Parents:Nigel Milan
Lyndey Milan

Blair Milan (25 June 1981 – 17 April 2011) was an Australian actor, television presenter and voice over. He appeared in programs such as Home and Away and All Saints,[1] and was a presenter for Nickelodeon's Coast to Coast and the Go! channel.[2]

Milan had recently completed filming Lyndey and Blair's Taste of Greece with his mother, Lyndey Milan, when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. He died on 17 April 2011, at age 29.[3]

Following his death, the Theatre/Media Foundation of Charles Sturt University established the Blair Milan Fund to support a scholarship that encourages final year students of the faculty to demonstrate optimism, enthusiasm and a passion for their chosen field; and to support a touring production for the presentation of the work of final year faculty students before metropolitan and/or regional communities.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blair Milan. 2011. encompass.com.au. 18 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322211023/http://www.encompass.com.au/actors/male/blair-milan. 22 March 2012. dmy-all.
  2. News: TV food queen Lyndey Milan loses son Blair who died suddenly of a rare blood disorder. Jones. Grant. McLean, Stuart. 18 April 2011. The Daily Telegraph . Australia . 18 April 2011.
  3. News: Actor, bon viveur dies suddenly of cancer. Bennett. Sue. 18 April 2011 . . 18 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Blair Milan Fund . Charles Sturt University: Theatre/Media Foundation . 10 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730052416/http://alumni.csu.edu.au/blair-milan-fund . 30 July 2012 . dmy-all .