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Roy Rene, Australia|Australian comedian and
vaudeville|vaudevillian.

Henry van der Sluys (b February 13, 1892 d
November 22 1954) was born in Adelaide, South
Australia. He left school at the age of 14 and
commenced his career on the stage, adopting the
stage name of Roy Rene.

During 1916, he formed a partnership with Nat
Phillips, and commenced performing as Mo the clown
in the long running stage act Stiffy and Mo. 

In 1934, he starred in the film Ken G. Hall film
Strike Me Lucky, a reference to one of his many
catchphrases. This was his only film perfomance.

Rene became a household name throughout the
country during the 1940's with a number of radio
programs, including McCackie Mansion, which aired
for three years from 1947. Rene played the
character of Mo McCackie in the program, which was
produced in front of a live studio audience.

The memory of Rene lives on in the Mo Awards,
presented annually for excellence in live
performance. The statuette presented to the
recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo
McCackie persona.