Roy Rene (15 February 1891 â€" 22 November 1954), born Henry van der
Sluys, was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. As the bawdy
character Mo McCackie, Rene was one of the most well-known and
successful Australian comedians of the 20th century.A 1927 recording
of Rene and Nat Phillips performing as Stiffy and Mo, called The
Sailors, was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of
Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.Born in Adelaide,
South Australia, Rene was the fourth of seven children of a Dutch and
English Jewish parents. Named Henry van de Sluice (later spelt
variously "van der Sluys"), aged 10 "Harry" won a singing competition
at an Adelaide market and in 1905 appeared professionally in the
pantomime, Sinbad the Sailor, at the Theatre Royal and later at the
Tivoli, in a black face, singing and dancing act. Roy Rene Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter