Who is it?

Clue 1 (20 points)

Our mystery personality was born in 1926, in the UK.

Clue 2 (18 points)

5’8½“ tall, and he has a ward at Harefield Hospital named after him.

Clue 3 (16 points)

He was one of 5 comedians pictured on a set of British postage stamps issued in 1998.
The other comedians honoured were Tommy Cooper, Joyce Grenfell, Les Dawson
and Peter Cook.

Clue 4 (14 points)

In 1999 he was voted the ‘Funniest person of the 20th century’ in a British internet
poll.

Clue 5 (12 points)

He died in 1984, and in 1999, a statue of him was unveiled by the Queen in his home
town.

Clue 6 (10 points)

Famous for being part of a double act.

Clue 7 (8 points)
A West End show called ‘The Play What I Wrote’ appeared in 2001 as a tribute to him
and his comedy partner.

Clue 8 (6 points)
His stage surname came from the name of his home town.

Clue 9 (4 points)
Born John Eric Bartholomew, and Des O’Connor was frequently the butt of his
humour.

Clue 10 (2 points)
Famous for his comic partnership with Ernie Wise.

ANSWER: Eric Morecambe