Eddie Braben
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Born | Edwin Charles Braben 31 October 1930 Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Died | 21 May 2013 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Comedy writer |
Edwin Charles Braben (31 October 1930 – 21 May 2013)[1] was an English comedy writer and performer best known for providing material for Morecambe and Wise. He also worked for David Frost, Ronnie Corbett and Ken Dodd.
Life and career
Braben's father was a butcher at
Although shy, he sent jokes to various comedians that were appearing in Liverpool. His first was sold to Charlie Chester for 2s 6d[2] (12½p), but his first major success was with Ken Dodd, with whom he worked for 12 years.
Braben's biggest success came when the
Braben, along with Morecambe and Wise, won the Society of Film Television Artists 1973 award for Outstanding Contribution to Television. He also won the Best British Light Entertainment Script award from the
Braben wrote and appeared in various radio comedy shows for the BBC, including The Worst Show on the Wireless (Radio 2; 1973–75
Braben had a son, Graham, with his first wife. After her death, he married Deidree, an ex George Mitchell singer/dancer, with whom he had two daughters. He had six grandchildren.[7]
Braben's autobiography, The Book What I Wrote, was published in 2004.[8]
Braben's book, Eddie Braben's Morecambe and Wise Book, was published shortly after his death in 2013.
In December 2017, Eric, Ernie and Me, a docudrama about Braben's work with Morecambe and Wise written by Neil Forsyth starring Stephen Tompkinson as Eddie Braben, was shown on BBC Four.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Barker, Dennis (21 May 2013). "Eddie Braben obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies". BBC. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Braben Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Search Results – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Search Results – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (31 March 2003). "The play they wrote is all in good fun". USA Today. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Braben". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "My schooldays: Eddie Braben". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "BBC Four – Eric, Ernie and Me". BBC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.