The comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90, his publicist has said.
The
comic, famous for his long standup shows, as well as his Diddy Men and
“tickling stick”, died days after leaving hospital. He married Anne
Jones, his partner of 40 years, on Friday at their home in Liverpool,
which was also the house where he was born.
His publicist Robert
Holmes told the Press Association: “They got the registrar and were
married in the house. He died two days later on Mother’s Day. Anne is
obviously very upset. To my mind, he was one of the last music hall
greats.”
Holmes went on: “With Ken gone, the lights have been turned out in the world of variety. He was a comedy legend and genius.”
He said of Dodd’s relationship with Jones: “It’s a love story to beat them all.”
Dodd spent more than six weeks in the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital earlier this year, following a chest infection.
Source : foxnews
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