Norman Wisdom dies aged 95

Norman Wisdom who will be remembered for a series of comic roles has died aged 95. Sir Norman star was renowned for his slapstick film roles in the 1950s and 1960s. He died at a nursing home on the Isle of Man last night, having suffered a series of...

Norman Wisdom who will be remembered for a series of comic roles has died aged 95.

Sir Norman star was renowned for his slapstick film roles in the 1950s and 1960s.

He died at a nursing home on the Isle of Man last night, having suffered a series of strokes over the past six months. The family asked for time to grieve a “much loved father and grandfather”.

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