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Morecambe & Wise

Band, 1941-1984 GB, Nottingham
Pop, Spoken Word and Soundtrack
A.k.a. John Eric Bartholomew and Ernest Wiseman

British comedy duo. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise (or affectionally as Eric and Ern), were a British comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. They have been described as "the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double-act that Britain has ever produced". In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The Morecambe and Wise Show was placed 14th. And in September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 2 in a poll of TV's Greatest Stars.

Members

	Eric Morecambe p 1926-1984 GB
	Ernie Wise 1925-1999 GB