Eric Morecambe
Entertainer, TV Writer
1926 – 1984
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Who was Eric Morecambe?
John Eric Bartholomew, OBE, known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe.
He was the co-star of the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.
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- Born
- May 14, 1926
Morecambe - Also known as
- John Eric Bartholomew
- Morecambe
- Eric Morecambe OBE
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Morecambe
(1952/12/11 - 1984/05/28)
- Joan Morecambe
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Morecambe
- Died
- May 28, 1984
Cheltenham General Hospital
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on July 23, 2013
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