What happened to Ernie Wise?

What happened to Ernie Wise?

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.

Did Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise fall out?

But the emergence of a long-lost letter reveals that Morecambe and Wise almost broke up long before their TV debut. The note, penned by Ernie Wise to Eric Morecambe around 1950, reveals he wanted to “break up the act” because of pressure at home and dissatisfaction with his work.

Are Eric and Ernie’s wives still alive?

Ernie’s widow Doreen, who passed away in 2018, revealed her thoughts on Eric during his younger years in a throwback interview.