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They had two children: Thomas, who was born in 1956, became an actor under the name Thomas Henty and died in 1988; and Victoria. From 1967 until his death, Cooper also had a relationship with his personal assistant, Mary Fieldhouse (aka Mary Kay, the wife of composer Norman Kay ) who wrote about it in her book, For the Love of Tommy (1986).
John Eric Bartholomew (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire.
British actor-comedian Leonard Rossiter died of a heart attack in his dressing room at the Lyric Theatre, London whilst preparing to go on stage during a performance in Joe Orton's play Loot. [33] 1985: Butoh dancer Yoshiyuki Takada was performing The Dance of Birth and Death with a Tokyo artistic troupe, on the side of Seattle's Mutual Life ...
During the second series of Live from Her Majesty's on 15 April 1984, comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed and died after suffering a massive heart attack. [1] Cooper collapsed against the curtain, and most members of the audience were laughing, assuming that it was a joke Cooper was playing.
The following is a list of notable deaths in 1984. ... Eric Morecambe, British comedian (b. 1926) D'Urville Martin, American actor and director (b. 1939) June
Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1978, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.
Reginald Arthur Dixon (24 February 1915 – 25 June 1984), always known professionally as Reg Dixon to distinguish him from the ballroom organist, was a British comedian, best known for his appearances on stage and radio.
Rachel Parris (born 1984) Philip Pope, comic actor and composer of TV theme tunes; Rowland Rivron (born 1958), drummer in comedy band Raw Sex and presenter of BBC Radio 2's Jammin; Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom (1955–2010) Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995) Jim Tavaré (born 1963) Jake Thackray (1938–2002) Victoria Wood (1953–2016)