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31-03-2016, 10:50 AM
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3517054/Comedy-legend-Ronnie-Corbett-died-aged-85.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK
British acting icon and comedian Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 surrounded by family
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British comedy icon Ronnie Corbett has died aged 85, it was announced today.
The comedian is best known for his appearances alongside Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 1980s.
He spent his life on TV, appearing in programmes including the sitcom Sorry! and the game show Small Talk. He most recently starred in the Radio 4 sitcom When the Dog Dies.
Corbett is survived by his wife, Anne Hart, who he married in 1965, and the couple's two daughters, actresses Emma and Sophie Corbett. Corbett and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year.
The 5ft 1in comedian has divided his time in recent years between his homes in Croydon, south London and Gullane, East Lothian, which is not far from his birthplace of Edinburgh.
Corbett collapsed at a dinner to celebrate him being awarded a CBE in 2012 and was rushed to hospital, from where he was discharged two days later.
His wife later said her husband had been taking a ‘considerable amount of medication’ following a knee operation and she believed the drugs contributed to his collapse.
He was also hospitalised with gall bladder problems in 2014 but was back on his feet a week later and was said to be 'enjoying work and life'.
Corbett will be best remember for his role in classic sketches in the Two Ronnies, as well as his monologues delivered from a large armchair. Barker died of heart failure in 2005.
Corbett said of his iconic status in 2013: 'I do find the 'national treasure’ thing very touching. Actually, it brings a tear to my eye when people call me that.'
Wow that is a shock. He seemed in fairly good health and I expected him to go on.
RIP. He seemed a genuinely nice guy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3517054/Comedy-legend-Ronnie-Corbett-died-aged-85.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK
British acting icon and comedian Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 surrounded by family
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/17/article-2101988-11C5F313000005DC-716_1024x615_large.jpg
British comedy icon Ronnie Corbett has died aged 85, it was announced today.
The comedian is best known for his appearances alongside Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 1980s.
He spent his life on TV, appearing in programmes including the sitcom Sorry! and the game show Small Talk. He most recently starred in the Radio 4 sitcom When the Dog Dies.
Corbett is survived by his wife, Anne Hart, who he married in 1965, and the couple's two daughters, actresses Emma and Sophie Corbett. Corbett and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year.
The 5ft 1in comedian has divided his time in recent years between his homes in Croydon, south London and Gullane, East Lothian, which is not far from his birthplace of Edinburgh.
Corbett collapsed at a dinner to celebrate him being awarded a CBE in 2012 and was rushed to hospital, from where he was discharged two days later.
His wife later said her husband had been taking a ‘considerable amount of medication’ following a knee operation and she believed the drugs contributed to his collapse.
He was also hospitalised with gall bladder problems in 2014 but was back on his feet a week later and was said to be 'enjoying work and life'.
Corbett will be best remember for his role in classic sketches in the Two Ronnies, as well as his monologues delivered from a large armchair. Barker died of heart failure in 2005.
Corbett said of his iconic status in 2013: 'I do find the 'national treasure’ thing very touching. Actually, it brings a tear to my eye when people call me that.'
Wow that is a shock. He seemed in fairly good health and I expected him to go on.
RIP. He seemed a genuinely nice guy.