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Norman Wisdom named the ultimate Legend of Comedy by Leicester Mercury readers

  After giving us almost six decades of laughter, it is no surprise Norman Wisdom has been named the ultimate Legend of Comedy. Throughout this year’s Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, the Mercury asked readers...
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Norman Wisdom His Story, Video Documentary

This is the story of the late Norman Wisdom, a living legend, one of the country’s best-loved. From street urchin to knight of the realm: the story of Norman Wisdom, who used to be one of the biggest film stars in the UK....
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Fitting tribute … pure slapstick

IT’S pure Norman Wisdom slapstick as Bee Gee Robin Gibb gets showered in debris at the unveiling of a plaque to the legendary comic. Heritage Foundation president Robin, 61, pulled a string to reveal the plate, but he and...
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Remembered with a Laugh

In the six months prior to his death, Wisdom suffered a series of strokes, causing a decline in his physical and mental health. He was also diagnosed with dementia. He died on 4 October 2010 at Abbotswood nursing home on the Is...
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Norman Spent Afternoon with Bee Gees.

BEE Gees Barry and Robin Gibb’s arrival at Douglas Town Hall in the Isle of Man today was heralded with a performance from Ballacottier School’s junior choir.  The brothers and their late sibling Maurice were made ...
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Life with Norman Wisdom, the Family.

Norman’s first symptoms of forgetfulness and problems with his memory started many years ago and progressed very gradually. The early signs of his illness were subtle and were not always obvious, Norman had registered an ...
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