Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89
They die in threes. Who's next?
Sir Bruce Forsyth, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, has died aged 89.
The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time and was in hospital earlier this year after a severe chest infection.
His long career in showbusiness began when he was aged just 14.
He became Britain's best-paid TV star, famous for hosting game shows like The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and The Price is Right.
He also presented BBC One's Strictly with Tess Daly from 2004 to 2014.
A statement from his manager, Ian Wilson, said: "It is with great sadness that the Forsyth family announce that Sir Bruce passed away this afternoon, peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Wilnelia and all his children.
"A couple of weeks ago, a friend visited him and asked him what he had been doing these last 18 months.
"With a twinkle in his eye, he responded 'I've been very, very busy... being ill!'"
Sir Bruce's family expressed their thanks to "the many people who have sent cards and letters to Bruce wishing him well over his long illness and know that they will share in part, the great, great loss they feel".
They said there would be no further comment at the moment and asked for their privacy to be respected "at this most difficult time".
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 23 | June 21, 2018 11:09 AM
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Uh oh.
He was in Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 18, 2017 4:39 PM
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Completely unknown outside of the UK.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 18, 2017 4:40 PM
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I didn't know about Come Dancing until the Kinks song.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 18, 2017 4:41 PM
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I half-expected him to go on forever.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 18, 2017 7:18 PM
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I forgot that he was Swinburne in Bedknobs & Broomsticks.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 18, 2017 10:07 PM
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He also recorded this song from [italic]Charlotte's Web[/italic] a few years after having recorded a Tony Hatch/Jackie Trent song called "I'm Backing Britain" for a failed economic campaign.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 8 | August 18, 2017 10:19 PM
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What was on his victrola?
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 18, 2017 10:23 PM
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His great great great grandfather named the yellow flowered bush, Forsythia.
Also played Gertrude Lawrence's father in STAR!
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 18, 2017 10:32 PM
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A lost cause with a beat.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 12 | August 18, 2017 10:42 PM
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Never heard of him. He had a great look. Almost like a Xmas tree ornament. RIP
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 18, 2017 10:44 PM
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Hah-did he ever survive a co star leaving a turd in his dressing room?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 18, 2017 10:53 PM
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Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 15 | August 18, 2017 10:58 PM
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[quote]Hah-did he ever survive a co star leaving a turd in his dressing room? —Betty White
There but for the grace of Buddy Hackett went I.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | August 18, 2017 11:06 PM
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Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 18 | June 21, 2018 5:39 AM
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The Widow Wilnelia Was Miss World.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 19 | June 21, 2018 10:55 AM
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Thanks to her genes, his son with Wilnelia - JJ - isn’t half bad looking.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 20 | June 21, 2018 11:00 AM
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He died a year ago. Why bump this?
by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 21, 2018 11:01 AM
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She was also a top model, one of Ford’s first brown (Latina) models.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 22 | June 21, 2018 11:05 AM
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I assume because of the Daily Mail article, r21
by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 21, 2018 11:09 AM
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