Peter Wyngarde celebrity print 1972

Summary

This concrete footprint was formerly located as a part of the iconic McEwans celebrity pavement. Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their handprints and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance to the McEwans hardware store on Bourke Street. The City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection acquired a number of these impressed concrete slabs from the original celebrity pavement in 2005.

"Peter Wyngarde (1927-2018) starred in the title role of the British TV sleuth series, ‘Jason King’ (1971-72).1 His suave character – a ‘favourite with the ladies’ – appears to have launched ‘Jason’ as a popular baby name. Wyngarde was in Melbourne in June 1972 starring in the play ‘Butley’, at the Metro Theatre in Bourke Street." - Robyn Annear, 2023