Editing Des O'Connor (section)

==Awards and honours==
[[File:Des O'Connor on Blackpool's Walk of Fame, 2022.jpg|thumb|Des O'Connor on the Blackpool Walk of Fame Comedy Carpet, 2022]]
O'Connor was the first subject of the second incarnation of the long-running television programme ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'', when the show returned to screens after a five-year absence, produced by [[Thames Television]]. He was surprised live on the stage of the [[London Palladium]] by [[Eamonn Andrews]] in November 1969.<ref name=bbc1>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39733917 |title=Des O'Connor: From Butlin's to chat show king |website=BBC |date=15 November 2020 }}</ref>

In 2001, O'Connor was presented with the Special Recognition Award at the [[National Television Awards]] for his contribution to television.

In 2002, his autobiography, ''Bananas Can't Fly!'', was published.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/des-oconnor/bananas-cant-fly/9780747232070/|title = Bananas Can't Fly!|date = 30 January 2019|isbn = 9780747232070|last1 = O'Connor|first1 = Des| publisher=Headline }}</ref>

He was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58729 |date=14 June 2008 |page=8 |supp=y}}</ref>

A month after his death, ITV aired a tribute, titled ''Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer'', on 13 December 2020.