On this day in 1999 one of Britain's best loved comedians, Ernie Wise, died aged 73. The news of his death in the Nuffield Hospital, in Wrexham Park near Slough, plunged the world of show business into mourning. He was being cared for at the hospital after returning to the UK from Florida where he had undergone a triple bypass operation. Born Ernie Wiseman, he forged his comedy partnership with Eric Bartholomew (Eric Morecambe) when he was 16.Morecambe and Wise
Morecambe and wise were a comedy legend for generations of people in Britain and have continued to be remembered and honoured since their death. They were honoured with posthumous fellowships at the British Academy Television Awards. The Queen unveiled a statue of Eric Morecambe in the resort in Lancashire from which the comedian took his name.
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