Editing Eric Morecambe (section)

==Death==
Morecambe took part in a charity show, hosted by close friend and comedian [[Stan Stennett]], at the [[Roses Theatre]] in [[Tewkesbury]], Gloucestershire, on Sunday 27 May 1984. His wife Joan, who was in the audience, recalled that Morecambe was "on top form".<ref>Joan Morecambe, ''Morecambe and Wife'', p. 180 (1985)</ref>

After the show had ended and Morecambe had first left the stage, the musicians returned and picked up their instruments. He rushed back onto the stage to join them and played various instruments making six curtain calls. On leaving the stage for the final time as the [[Front curtain|house tabs]] fell, he stepped into the wings and collapsed with his third heart attack in 16 years. He was rushed to [[Cheltenham General Hospital]], where he died just before&nbsp;3 a.m. on Monday 28 May.<ref>McGann, Graham ''Morecambe & Wise'', (1999), p. 300</ref>

His funeral was held on 4 June at [[St Nicholas Church, Harpenden]], with the principal address delivered by [[Dickie Henderson]]. There was a private cremation service at [[Garston, Hertfordshire|Garston]]. His ashes were later returned to the church for burial in the Garden of Remembrance.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}<!-- WP:RS needed; removed link to WP:SPS (Twitter, FB, WP) -->

Ernie Wise said in an interview, "I think I had two sad days, I think – when my father died and, actually, when Eric died."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KIymKijxO6s Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191216033651/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIymKijxO6s Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIymKijxO6s|title=Ernie Wise talks about the death of Eric Morecambe – 1984|access-date=22 October 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>