Help organising your research by adding bookmarking your articles. Published: Friday 18 March 1960. All good comedians make you laugh, of course, but Morecambe and Wise added something rarer: they made you happy. in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. . Around town I spotted the logo on school signage. 'Heysham, on Saturday. Morecambe, died on Saturday at the Devonshire Arms Hotel, Bolton Abbey. l]r. Julia Hodkinsou, formerly of Alexandra Road, died ut Lancaster. 3 talking about this. Photograph: Alun Bull/Historic England Archive, Alun Bull "It's a pre-eminent example of an entertainment complex, not only of . (modern). They were admirably his wife moved to Michaelson. Ernie refined this stance and created a brilliantly funny, unique persona for Eric to bounce off: vain, snobbish, puritanical, mean, sexually naive, magnificently smug and given to delusions of artistic grandeur - Ernie: 'My mother's got a Whistler.' 999. Sign in. Stolen off-road farm . I call myself the thin end of sanity. Sid Green, who has died at the age of 71, partnered the late Dick Hills in one of the most prolific television comedy writing teams of the 1950s to 1970s. Well known in the village. This was reinforced at the end of some of their later television shows, when Ernie would smirkingly accept the congratulations of sycophants while, in the background, a completely deflated Eric, with flat cap, shabby raincoat and carrier bag, would wander out of the studio. Daringly, they abandoned jokes as such, building all their humour from the relationship. Years earlier, when Oliver Hardy died, a French newspaper headlined the story 'Laurel et Hardy est mort', and Stan, realising the truth of this, never again appeared in public as an entertainer. Given the natural wonders at hand Morecambe Bay, the Trough of Bowland, the Lakes Eden Project North would have plenty of inspiration for filling its domes with local flora. She was the boa treasurer OBITUARY 'property management He , and four grandchildren. Morecambe, died on Saturday at the Devonshire Arms Hotel, Bolton Abbey. About Us. 2,480 talking about this. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Hills and Green noted that what was special about them was a reversal of the usual Mutt and Jeff double act: the straight man (Ernie) had the crazy ideas and the comic (Eric) had to go along with them. The following people were dealt with at Lancaster Magistrates' Court between November 22 and December 6 2019: It hosted the likes of the Hall and Edward Elgar. The prom itself is fine, but the buildings range from handsome redbrick to dour sandstone to a hideous highrise crying out for a wrecking ball. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. You bring yourself into the public eye, but where do you go from there? Fine 450, costs 65. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. , Bowerby, near Halifax. He was 84. than 20 years. If what seemed a good joke to one partner didn't make the other laugh, it was probably not good enough. Costs 133. 28/02/2020. Mr. Pedder who vas born in Bradford came to Morecambe five years ago He was employed Obituary Mrs. A. M. Gee, Morecambe Um Alice Maud Gee. Harry Belafonte obituary. Ernest Wiseman (Ernie Wise), comedian, born November 27, 1925; died March 21, 1999, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. LUND, Aiden Joseph, (25), Maylands Square, Morecambe. Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. 'But we are a cheap music-hall act,' Eric would respond before looking out at the audience and confiding, sotto voce: 'This boy's a fool.'. Lancaster, died on Wednesday. It was known as the Albert Hall of the north. n energy-sapping heat haze drains the life out of Morecambe Bay. English seaside resorts have always harboured a tension between manmade fun palaces and their natural setting: look out to sea or inwards to arcades, shows and tat? GenesReunited. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. (modern). The place to find and share news of a death in the UK - https://www.legacy.com/united-kingdom/ He was in a West End musical and did some television work, but his every appearance as a solo turn only served to remind the public of what had been lost. News you can trust since 1837 . MR. JOHN HARRISON. 'There's no future in that. OBITUARY Mr. J. W. Willon Mr. John William Willan, 'aged 70. of 7. on Tuesday. Coming from Bradford, where he was born, 28 years ago, Mr. Harrison was OBITUARY Mr. H. C. Howell A well known Merseyside, business man. Hills returned first, because he had a son liable for the draft, and the Vietnam war was dragging on. Re vas the oldest resident to the village .nativt of Middleton. Help organising your research by adding bookmarking your articles. Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. Last Names. Morecambe is a coastal town on the Irish Sea. They stayed in different hotels when touring. Morecambe, died on Friday !ne Royal Lanca.qter I nfirma w here he had been a patient for four weeks. JULIA HOOKINSON. Soon afterwards they were lured to America, contributing to all sorts of TV shows and occasionally furnishing material for visiting stars' Las Vegas appearances. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. There followed what was probably the key attachment of their joint career, to Morecambe and Wise for that lovable pair's ATV series between 1961 and 1967. They tailored all their efforts to one performer, Dave King. Its a pre-eminent example of an entertainment complex, not only of Morecambe or the seaside, but of the UK, she says. Economic value aside, the scheme is already having a positive impact locally. News you can trust since 1837. Singer, actor and activist who matched his genial persona with political commitment. Ernie Wise found himself faced with a similar decision, but, poignantly, he was still a comparatively young man and tried to fall back on his old song-and-dance skills. All rights reserved. 12/10/2022. Born at Stoke-on-Trent ellY years ago he had lived since 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: Here, ducks, geese, curlews and dunlins peck at the ridges and pools newly formed in the salt marshes and sandflats. Eric: 'Now there's a novelty' - and almost all the humour came from Eric debunking Ernie's pretensions. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Mr. Herbert Charles Howell, aged 87. of 30. Did Ernie resent all the years he spent without getting good lines? It was digitised and first made available on the British Newspaper Archive in Aug 26, 2017 . Plans are due to be submitted this summer and, if approved and if government co-funding is forthcoming ground could be broken next year. The comic and his 'feed' were thus equals - a rarity in traditional double-acts. many years, Mrs. Arnie Hen- aged 71, She had been ill in, rietta OBITUARY. 24. She was born April 12, 1941, in Lancaster, daughter of the late Bill Blease . After that Ernie soldiered on like the old show-business trouper he was, but, inevitably, nothing he touched could recapture the lustre of his years with Morecambe. Charities hire the guide and the general public can join in crossings through summer. lived In Torrisholme. JACKSON Peter & Kathleen 30th March 1963 Congratulations Mum & Dad on your Diamond Wedding. ant pursuit , the trophy known as the ''Wads/ i I worth Cup. Death Notice. When Elgar was asked what was the future of classical music, he replied: Its not London; its somewhere farther north. Even the joyful statue of Eric Morecambe caught in his famous skipping pose looks too washed out to bring anyone sunshine. On prescription from this diagnosis Eric and Ernie certainly thrived, but in the trade there are those who believe that only when they switched to the BBC in 1968, with Eddie Braben taking over as writer, were they really launched to become the nation's favourites of all time. Sid James was easy, the diffident Roy Castle more difficult, though they cracked it in the end. Fined 120. head of 1 the family which owns the Midland Hotel. Media/News Company. 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: MR. HERBERT MOLT, FORMERLY OP HALIFAX. The funeral of Mr. Adams Wadhome, who died at the 111 11 PM. * We take your privacy seriously. For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive: This newspaper is published by Johnston Press plc Rooted in the ping-pong cross-talk of variety, Morecambe and Wise were also knowing and sophisticated, with Eric far more laid-back, sexually experienced and streetwise than the pompous, bustling little Ernie. A pioneer of the motor_indmtry im this town, Mr. John Harrison, died at his residence, 7, Cambridge Street, Morecambe, on Wednesday, in his 69th year. Bookmarks and notes are personal to you and are not public. She is referring, of course, to the Cornwall-based environmental charitys plan to develop Eden Project North, a 125m eco-attraction, on a seafront site previously occupied by the Bubbles swimming pool and Dome theatre. Middleton. A native of Linthwaite. 24 April 2023. St John's Hospice. Morecambes front is a hotchpotch of good and bad ideas. Bookmarks and notes are personal to you and are not public. She had .been ill for three years. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Ernie Wise, who has died aged 73 following a triple heart bypass operation, was, with Eric Morecambe, one of the two best-loved comedians Britain has ever produced. Our 63rd. Skip to Search. Their shows for the BBC and later ITV - still regularly re-broadcast - were comfortingly familiar: some front-of-curtain banter (usually the funniest part of the show), followed by a sketch or two, and then one of Ernie's deliberately atrocious plays, based on classics such as Wuthering Heights or Mutiny On The Bounty, with guest stars like Glenda Jackson, Peter Cushing and Andre Previn. at 111, Clareedon Road. More Options. For this essential service, hes paid a princely 15 a year. Aged 70 years, Sadly, passed away on Sunday 30th January 2022 at home with his wife Mary On 6th November 2021 in The Royal Lancaster Infirmary aged 73 years. With natural wonders like Morecambe Bay and the Trough of Bowland close by, its no surprise a seafront Eden Project North is in the pipeline. aged 55. of 8, Bellamy Avenue. Born at Stoke-on-Trent ellY years ago he had lived since OBITUARY ' Loved Church ld Members of the Regent Park 'A' team compete each year for . Its all a bit worthy and serious for a seaside resort, but then Morecambe was never really a Kiss Me Quick place. 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: . Even the joyful statue of Eric Morecambe caught in his famous skipping pose looks too washed out to bring anyone sunshine. of a prominent Morecambe di e d at Morecambe Hospital on family of butchers. 1:48 PM. Morecambe, left behind by the likes of Brighton and Blackpool and Mallorca, might just be coming into its own by getting the balance right. Jewel and Warriss they bravely turned down as being too big and too much themselves to be scaled down to TV situation comedy. Frank Duffy & Son. My MorecambeBay. The latest issues were added in Nov 11, 2021. GenesReunited. Your search results for obituary: 149 newspaper articles contained information about obituary filtered by: Newspaper title: Morecambe Guardian Place: morecambe, lancashire, england Date from: 1st Jan 1950 - Date to: 31st Dec 1999 Aug 26, 2017 Even Harold Wilson appeared in a Morecambe And Wise Show. At first, their act was a ragbag of styles and thefts: routines borrowed from Abbott and Costello, Ernie doing a bit of clog-dancing, Eric 'blacking-up' to sing G H Elliott numbers. Mayfield Drive, Bare, collapsed and died while getting dressed at his home on Friday morning.' Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. They . Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. Findmypast | Its a very different kind of person who goes to Morecambe than to Blackpool; I love them both but people came here, to the Naples of the North, for the heritage, the walks, the views and the environment. IMMA SANDL'ESON. The sun is high and the sky clear by the time I get back to the spot where Eric is saluting the white-haired selfie-snappers, his binocs dangling around his neck. NMA members include nearly 900 . Born in TorrishOhne, he worked for Robinson and Sons. Published on 21/04/2023. 1929-60 Morecambe Guardian and Heysham Observer. At Hest Bank, just below where the Arnside and Silverdale area of outstanding natural beauty meets the sea, the RSPB runs a small reserve, an offshoot of the much larger Leighton Moss reedbed farther north. Place. of a prominent Morecambe di e d at Morecambe Hospital on family of butchers. 1920-29 Morecambe Guardian. He could, says his daughter Amanda, extract the humour from any situation, without smut. This was no reflection on Ernie - he was still regarded with huge affection but there seemed no real place for him until he became a chronicler of a lost showbiz age, drawing on his vast experience, always ready with a quote or an anecdote about days gone by, a familiar figure at comedy awards ceremonies and the like. If you need to publish a public notice, please contact Lancaster Guardian directly at: publicnotices@nationalworld.com. Mon 22 Mar 1999 00.30 EST. Media/News Company. 997. You can review your Bookmarks in the Saved area. How to Use This Collection. The suggestion that they might be gay never arose. OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Wall A well-known Morecambe boarding-house keeper, Mrs.' j Mary Ellen Wall, aged 69, of ; 102, Clarendon Road, died at' j her home on Friday. For Anthony Newley, a mysterious moody 'star' of the era, they devised The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), a remarkable, semi-surrealist format many years ahead of its time - if also, alas, of its audience. Artists impression of the Eden Project North interior, Folkestones seafront has been transformed by art in the past decade, Aholiday in Tenby still makes me giddy with boyhood excitement, Youdont come on holiday to Blackpool for a good nights sleep, Great Yarmouth: mixing Victorian seaside charm with a renewable outlook, Happy holiday memories of Portrush: the world feels expansive here, Eastbournes arty new hotel marks it out as a seaside town on the up, Rothesay is a microcosm of the best of the west coast of Scotland. Morecambe is home to the iconic Midland Hotel, Happy Mount Park, entertainment venue The Platform and the beautiful . Got a. 28/02/2020. Green followed a year or two later and in 1978 had his first solo credit in Britain with Mixed Blessings, a gentle sitcom about a mixed marriage, with Christopher Blake and Muriel Odunton, which he derived from the real-life marriage of an old school-friend's son. an outatand-: Mg figure in Rugby Union and other sporting circles in the' north of England died on Mon-' Iday. Primrose Street. The bespectacled, gangling comic genius died in 1984. of knowledge He leaves a widow , a daugh- tor, two grandsons and four MR. TERENCE COOKSON great g OBITUARY Mr. A. Pedder Mr, Arthur Pedder. where he had been the proprietor for 20 years. Lancaster. Eric was funny, pure and simple. The elders lived latterly in Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, which they discovered when Megan, an actress, was in summer season there. GenesReunited. Aged 95 years peacefully on 29th January 2020 at the Sands Care Home Morecambe A visitor lit a candle on the Death Notice of, A visitor left a Tribute on the Death Notice of, A visitor made a Donation on the Death Notice of, A visitor added a Photo on the Death Notice of, This site is brought to you by Reach PLC who are a supplier member to. They started to bombard the BBC with speculative TV scripts, quite without success until they accepted the fact that the comedian was everything, and the writer - as Muir or Norden put it - merely his labourer. Pembroke Ave.: OBITUARY Mr. H. C. Howell A well known Merseyside, business man. National World Publishing Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Lodges Grove, Bare. OBITUARY Mr. L. Hodgson Mr. Lewis Hodgson. 1922, 1924, 1927-1935, 1938-1940, 1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1960. Death Notice. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. Mr. Pedder who vas born in Bradford came to Morecambe five years ago He was employed OBITUARY 'property management He , and four grandchildren. Lancaster Guardian. (Pat) Happy Birthday Pat and Wedding Anniversary. Beloved Wife, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother (Chris) Suddenly in Victoria Hospital on Friday 7th April 2023, Chris, aged Mr Tony Haworth, of Swinnel Brook, Helmshore, died peacefully in Royal Blackburn Vivienne passed away on the 5th April after a long illness at Springhill Alan Holden, of Milnshaw Gardens, Accrington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 1 at the Brenda Margaret Hopwood of Queen Elizabeth Crescent died on Saturday, April A visitor lit a candle on the Death Notice of, A visitor left a Tribute on the Death Notice of, A visitor made a Donation on the Death Notice of, A visitor added a Photo on the Death Notice of, This site is brought to you by Reach PLC who are a supplier member to. Ernest Wiseman was born in Leeds, the son of a railwayman. DIES. her husband was connected with the firm of Hodkinson and Sons OBITUARY. Search funeral notices in Lancashire featuring the Manchester Evening News, Manchester Weekly News, Accrington Observer, Rossendale Free Press, Rochdale Observer, Stockport Express and Lancs Live, on the much loved tribute site funeral-notices.co.uk, where you can search the latest death notices, find local funeral announcements and view upcoming funeral times Morecambe, died at her home on Friday. Passed away on 8th May age 92, Beloved wife of the late Derek Tilley. Earliest issue: January 7, 1922. Will be sadly missed by son David of Whitworth and Morecambe, passed away on Sunday 16th February 2020 A visitor lit a candle on the Death Notice of, A visitor left a Tribute on the Death Notice of, A visitor made a Donation on the Death Notice of, A visitor added a Photo on the Death Notice of, This site is brought to you by Reach PLC who are a supplier member to. At low tide you can choose to hike over the bay; a Queens Guide to the Sands is still employed to steer people safely across. Skip to Search. While still serving in the army in Wales, Green had married a local girl, Margaret Holt, who survives him together with three daughters, Amanda, Sian and Megan, and three grandchildren. A new mural on Morecambes Sandylands Promenade celebrating the heritage of Wakes weeks, when factories would shut down and workers headed for the Lancashire coast. Lancaster, until a week ' the extreme right of the photo- before his death, when he and, graph. Cookie Settings. We have a vision of the Winter Gardens as a major music venue with a capacity of 2,500, hosting all kinds of concerts by top-notch acts, along the lines of Londons Alexandra Palace., Toulmin believes the terracotta-and-brick palace can play a pivotal role in restoring Morecambes former grandeur. Sid James, Bruce Forsyth, Morecambe and Wise, Roy Castle, Freddie Starr and Michael Barrymore depended on them at various times. Death Notice. Police search for wanted Morecambe man Gayle Rouncivell.
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