Acting

Eric Morecambe

Eric Morecambe is best known for The Sweeney, The Ed Sullivan Show, Morecambe & Wise and Omnibus. Eric Morecambe was born on May 14, 1926. Eric Morecambe died on May 28, 1984 at the age of 58.

Born: May 14, 1926
Place of birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: May 28, 1984 (58 years old)

Biography

John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), 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 of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.