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	\| name = Ernie Wise		\| name = Ernie Wise
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Officer of the Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]
	\| image = Ernie Wise ~~1960~~.~~png~~		\| image = Ernie Wise.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Wise in 1960, in a screenshot for a [[British Pathé]] film~~		\| caption = BBC promotional shot
	\| birth_name = Ernest Wiseman		\| birth_name = Ernest Wiseman
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1925\|11\|27\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1925\|11\|27\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Leeds]],<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8549000/8549145.stm\|title=Ernie Wise brought sunshine to Leeds\|date=4 March 2010\|website=BBC News\|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]],<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8549000/8549145.stm\|title=Ernie Wise brought sunshine to Leeds\|date=4 March 2010\|website=BBC News\|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1999\|3\|21\|1925\|11\|27\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1999\|3\|21\|1925\|11\|27\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Wexham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Wexham\|Wexham]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England
	\| employer = [[Associated Television\|ATV]], [[BBC]], [[Thames Television]]		\| employer = [[w:Associated Television\|ATV]], [[w:BBC\|BBC]], [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]]
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|actor\|entertainer\|singer}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Comedian\|actor\|entertainer\|singer}}
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Doreen Blythe\|18 January 1953<!--\|21 March 1999-->}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Doreen Blythe\|18 January 1953<!--\|21 March 1999-->}}
	\| years_active = 1939–1995		\| years_active = 1939–1995
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	'''Ernest Wiseman''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|OBE}} (27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known by his stage name '''Ernie Wise''', was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise]], who became a national institution on British television, especially for their [[Christmas]] specials.		'''Ernest Wiseman''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|w:OBE}} (27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known by his stage name '''Ernie Wise''', was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise]], who became a national institution on British television, especially for their [[w:Christmas\|Christmas]] specials.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Ernie Wise
| honorific_suffix = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| image = Ernie Wise 1960.png
| caption = Wise in 1960, in a screenshot for a [[British Pathé]] film
| birth_name = Ernest Wiseman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]],<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8549000/8549145.stm|title=Ernie Wise brought sunshine to Leeds|date=4 March 2010|website=BBC News|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|3|21|1925|11|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Wexham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| employer = [[Associated Television|ATV]], [[BBC]], [[Thames Television]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|entertainer|singer}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Doreen Blythe|18 January 1953}}
| years_active = 1939–1995
}}
'''Ernest Wiseman''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known by his stage name '''Ernie Wise''', was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise]], who became a national institution on British television, especially for their [[Christmas]] specials.

==Early life and education==
Ernest Wiseman, born in [[Leeds]]<ref name="bbcnews"/> to Harry and Connie Wiseman (''[[née]]'' Wright) who married in St Thomas Stanningley,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calverley.info/stthomas_mar.htm |title=Stanningley Parish Church Marriages}}</ref> was the eldest of five children, and changed his surname (as did his future partner) to go into show business. He attended Thorpe Infant and Junior School, and then [[East Ardsley|East Ardsley Boys' School]], but entered the entertainment industry in 1933, appearing as an actor and singer in [[music hall]]. His father, Harry, a railway lamp man, was also a semi-professional singer, and they appeared together under the name "Bert Carson and his Little Wonder". An early clipping shows Bert Carson and the Little Wonder (then aged 7) taking part in an audition concert at the Harewood Working Men’s Club in January 1933.<ref>{{cite journal |title=South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times |journal=South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times |date=January 20, 1933 |page=16}}</ref> Wise (aged 10) appeared as a clown in the Nignog Revue at the Alhambra in Bradford in March 1936 and received a very good review. “His tap dancing and personality songs are in the best music hall style, and he astonished the house with his amazing boldness.”
<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bradford Observer |journal=Bradford Observer |date=March 31, 1936 |page=5}}</ref> He started making solo appearances—singing, dancing, and telling jokes—in 1936, and in the autumn of 1938 he came to the attention of [[Bryan Michie]], a leading juvenile talent spotter, who recommended him to the impresario [[Jack Hylton]]. Working with Hylton, Wise made his London debut in January 1939 at the Princes' Theatre in the "[[Band Waggon]]" stage show and received a very good review.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Daily News (London) |journal=Daily News (London) |date=7 January 1939 |page=3}}</ref> He toured with Jack Hylton's stage show<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Stage |journal=The Stage |date=26 January 1939 |page=3}}</ref> and made his television debut on the BBC London television Jack Hylton show on 15 March 1939.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Liverpool Daily Post |journal=Liverpool Daily Post |date=15 March 1939 |page=5}}</ref>

==Performing career==
In August 1940, Wise met [[Eric Morecambe]], then known as Eric Bartholomew, when they were both in the touring Jack Hylton show "Youth takes a Bow".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Surrey Advertiser |journal=Surrey Advertiser |date=10 August 1940 |page=6}}</ref> Gradually, Wise and Morecambe formed a close friendship, and, in 1941, they began their comedy [[double act]], which was to last until Morecambe's death in 1984. They made their debut together as "Bartholomew and Wise" on Thursday 28 August 1941, at the [[Liverpool Empire Theatre|Liverpool Empire]]. A change of name followed in the autumn: after agreeing that the combination of their respective places of birth—[[Morecambe]] and Leeds—would make the act sound too much like a [[Off-Peak Day Return ticket|cheap day return]], they settled on "Morecambe and Wise".

Both continued to work in theatre comedy during the [[Second World War]] until late 1943, when Morecambe went down a coal mine at [[Accrington]] (as a [[Bevin Boy]]) and Wise served in the [[Merchant Navy]].

They reunited after the war and made their name in radio, transferring to television in April 1954—although their first TV series, ''[[Running Wild (1954 TV series)|Running Wild]]'', was unsuccessful. In 1961, they gained their own series on [[Associated Television|ATV]], which was a success and raised their profile. They transferred to the [[BBC]] in 1968. Over a period of more than twenty years, Morecambe and Wise had regular series with both [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and BBC. In 1976, they were both appointed [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|OBEs]].

Wise was commonly regarded as the [[double act|straight man]] of the partnership, although his role gradually and subtly changed over the years. When [[Eddie Braben]] took over as their chief writer, he enriched Wise's persona by making him pompous and naive. Wise's character changed from being a conventional straight man into a pretentious and self-satisfied buffoon. Braben also made Wise a would-be writer; their BBC shows in the 1970s would regularly climax with an extended sketch, introduced by Wise as "a play what I wrote." It was in such a 'play' that [[Glenda Jackson]], at the height of her career, was made to speak the line "All men are fools, and what makes them so is having beauty like what I have got."

==Later years==
After Morecambe's death from a third heart attack on 28 May 1984, Ernie Wise spent some of his time at [[Boca Raton, Florida]], where he had a holiday home. In the UK, he lived in Thorpe Avenue, [[Peterborough]] for many years next door to singer [[Edmund Hockridge]], before moving to a luxury home on the banks of the [[River Thames]] in [[Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]].

On 1 January 1985 he made what at the time was said to have been the first public mobile phone call in the UK, from [[St Katharine Docks]], East London, to [[Vodafone]]'s Headquarters in [[Newbury, Berkshire]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4138449.stm |title=Mobiles rack up 20 years of use |work=BBC News |date=1 January 2005 |access-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> In 2015, it was reported that the actual first call was made a few hours earlier by Michael Harrison to his father Sir [[Ernest Harrison]], chairman of Vodafone.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30430475 |title=UK's first mobile phone user remembers his call 30 years on |work=BBC News |date=1 January 2015 |access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Year's Day mobile phone call made history and started a new era |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/31/new-years-eve-mobile-phone-call-made-history |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=8 September 2015 |first=Rupert |last=Neate}}</ref>

Wise appeared regularly as a panellist on the ITV revival of the popular panel show ''[[What's My Line? (British game show)|What's My Line?]]'' He was a guest several times on ''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]'', had a gardening column in the ''[[News of the World]]'' newspaper and also appeared in several [[West End theatre|West End]] plays, including ''[[The Mystery Of Edwin Drood]]'' in 1987. He gave talks on cruises about his life and career. In 1989, he made a guest appearance in ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' Series 17, Episode 1276.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainbow - Morecambe & Wise |url=http://www.morecambeandwise.com/viewpage.aspx?pageid=129 |website=morecambeandwise.com |access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> He wrote his autobiography, ''Still on My Way to Hollywood'', in 1990. He also was the subject on ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'', which was transmitted on [[Boxing Day]] that year.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} His 1992 [[Christmas]] single was a recommended retail release in ''[[Music Week]]''. Wise was also an active and long-time participant in the [[Keep Britain Tidy]] campaign.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

On 14 May 1994, the BBC aired the first of three episodes of a mini-series called ''Bring Me Sunshine'', as a tribute to Eric Morecambe. It was hosted by [[Ben Elton]], who is a huge fan of Morecambe and Wise, and who cites the duo as a big influence on his career. Those interviewed were [[John Thaw]], [[Roy Castle]], who was to die later that year, [[Diana Rigg]], [[Hale and Pace]] and [[Fry and Laurie]]. Wise was not asked to participate, the BBC saying that they did not want "too many talking heads". He was, however, recovering from a minor stroke which he had suffered in December 1993 which forced him to spend Christmas and New Year in hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/My+Life+with+Mr+Sunshine+by+Doreen+Wise.-a060170730 |title=My Life with Mr Sunshine by Doreen Wise. - Free Online Library}}</ref>

Wise suffered a second minor stroke in August 1995, and as a result, announced his retirement from show business on 27 November 1995, his 70th birthday.

In August 1998, Wise was asked by the BBC to take part in ''Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe'', which was shown on 23 December that year. He had agreed to do so, but then his health had begun to deteriorate further. Earlier that month, Wise suffered two heart attacks within a week while on holiday, and had to undergo a triple [[heart bypass]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], on 22 January 1999. In March 1999, he was flown back to [[RAF Northolt]], in London, by air ambulance and taken directly to the [[Nuffield Hospital]] at [[Wexham]], [[Buckinghamshire]].

==Death==
Ernie Wise died from heart failure and a chest infection at the Nuffield Hospital, Wexham, near [[Slough]], on the morning of 21 March 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/300444.stm |title=Comedian Ernie Wise dies |work=BBC News |date=22 March 1999 |access-date=19 September 2010}}</ref>

His funeral was on 30 March at Slough crematorium.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/307559.stm |work=BBC News |title=Little Ern's final bow |date=30 March 1999}}</ref> The eulogy was read by [[Michael Grade]]. [[Marion Montgomery]], [[Rolf Harris]], [[Angela Rippon]] and [[Frank Bough]] were among those who attended, along with the family of Eric Morecambe.

==Marriage==
Wise was married to the dancer Doreen Blythe (14 May 1930 – 14 April 2018) from 18 January 1953 until his death.<ref>http://www.morecambeandwise.com/ViewPage.aspx?pageID=316</ref>

==Legacy and statue==
[[File:Ernie Wise - Queen Street - geograph.org.uk - 1769639.jpg|thumb|Statue of Ernie Wise in [[Morley, West Yorkshire]]]]
In March 2010, Wise's widow Doreen unveiled a statue of him in his home town of [[Morley, West Yorkshire]], where he won a talent contest in 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/159684/Ernie-Wise-statue-unveiled |title=Ernie Wise Statue Unveiled |last=Dawar |first=Anil |date=22 February 2010 |work=[[Daily Express]] |publisher=Northern and Shell Media Publications |access-date=24 February 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/ernie-wise-statue-is-unveiled-14708883.html Ernie Wise Statue is unveiled] — ''"Belfast Telegraph''"</ref> The statue was commissioned by the Morley Murals Committee and funded by Doreen.<ref name="Statue">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7782567.stm |title=Wise widow funds home town statue |date=14 December 2008 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 December 2008}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
'''Biographies'''
*{{cite book |last1=Morecambe |first1=Eric |last2=Wise |first2=Ernie |title=Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise |year=1973 |publisher=W.H. Allen / Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=9780491012119 |title-link=Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise}}
*{{cite book |last1=Morecambe |first1=Eric |last2=Wise |first2=Ernie |last3=Freedland |first3=Michael |title=There's No Answer to That!: An Autobiography|year=1981 |publisher=Arthur Barker |location=London |isbn=9780213168032}}
*{{cite book |last1=Wise |first1=Ernie |last2=Barnes |first2=Trevor |title=Still on My Way to Hollywood |year=1990 |publisher=Gerald Duckworth & Co |location=London |isbn=9780715623381}}
*{{cite book |last1=Sellers |first1=Robert |last2=Hogg |first2=James |title=Little Ern! The Authorised Biography of Ernie Wise |year=2011 |publisher=[[Sidgwick & Jackson]] |location=London |isbn=9780283071508}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|nm0936344}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|people|ernie_wise}}
*[http://www.morecambeandwise.com Eric And Ern] ''Keeping The Magic Alive'' (book, film, TV reviews, interviews)

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