Editing Barry Took (section)

==Personal life and final years==
During his time with the Royal Air Force Took met his first wife, Dorothy "Dot" Bird, who was serving in the [[Women's Royal Air Force]].<ref name=Martin /> They married in 1950<ref name="Telegraph"/> and had three children (Barry, Susan and David), but were later divorced. In 1964,<ref name=Scotsman>[http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/barry-took-1-500864 "Barry Took"], ''The Scotsman'', 1 April 2002</ref> he married Lynden "Lyn" Leonard, this second marriage resulting in a daughter named Elinor. The couple separated in 1999,<ref name="Purser">{{cite news| first= Philip |last= Purser |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/01/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |title= Obituary: Barry Took| work= [[The Guardian]]| date= 1 April 2002}}</ref> and eventually divorced.<ref name=Martin /> He also spoke publicly about his experiences with [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and of undergoing extensive [[psychotherapy]] for several years.<ref name=Martin /><ref name= Scotsman />

After suffering from [[bladder cancer]] during the 1970s,<ref name=Scotsman /> he was diagnosed with [[oesophageal cancer|cancer of the oesophagus]] in 1999,<ref name="Purser"/> and suffered a [[stroke]] four weeks after undergoing major surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Comedian Barry Took dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1903971.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=31 March 2002}}</ref> He died on Easter Sunday 2002, aged 73, in a nursing home in [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp|title=Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006|access-date=28 February 2009|archive-date=20 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220163304/http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref>