Ernie Wise
English comedian (1925–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernest Wiseman, OBE (27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.
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![]() Wise in 1960, in a screenshot for a British Pathé film | |
Born | Ernest Wiseman (1925-11-27)27 November 1925 |
Died | 21 March 1999(1999-03-21) (aged 73) Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England |
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Years active | 1939–1995 |
Employer(s) | ATV, BBC, Thames Television |
Spouse |
Doreen Blythe (m. 1953) |
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