Editing Tim Brooke-Taylor (section)

==Personal life and death==
Brooke-Taylor married Christine Wheadon in 1968 and they had two sons.<ref>"''Who's Who on Television''" – Independent Television Books, London, England (1985). {{ISBN|0-907965-31-8}}</ref><ref>''Who's Who on Television'' – Independent Television Books, London, England (1988). {{ISBN|0-907965-49-0}}</ref> He lived in [[Cookham Dean]], Berkshire and was involved in local events. A keen golfer, he was a member of Temple Golf Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/4540471.goodies-star-tim-brooke-taylor-heralds-in-era-of-stamps-and-cider-at-cookham-pub/|title=Goodies star heralds in era of stamps and cider at Cookham pub|website=Bucks Free Press|date=11 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/18379057.friends-fans-grieve-loss-real-life-goodie-tim/|title=Tim Brooke Taylor dies - ending a comedy career spanning almost 60 years|website=Royal Borough Observer|date=14 April 2020 }}</ref> He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2011 Birthday Honours]] for services to light entertainment.<ref name=LG59808>{{London Gazette|issue=59808 |date=11 June 2011 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/06/11/13455/obes_all_round...|title=OBEs all round...|website=[[Chortle]] |date=11 June 2011}}</ref>

Brooke-Taylor died of complications from [[COVID-19]] on 12 April 2020, aged 79,<ref name=BBCDeath>{{cite news |title=Tim Brooke-Taylor dies with coronavirus, aged 79 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52262490 |access-date=12 April 2020 |work=BBC News |date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Brooke-Taylor dead: Comedian and actor dies aged 79 after contracting coronavirus |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/tim-brooketaylor-dead-dies-79-coronavirus-a4412831.html |website=[[Evening Standard]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> in Cookham, Berkshire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Brooke-Taylor|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/tim-brooke-taylor |website=The [[Emmys]] website|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> In tribute to Brooke-Taylor, the flag of his [[alma mater]], [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]], was lowered to [[half-mast]] the following day.{{CN|date=August 2024}}