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.
He was cremated on 30 March at Slough. Michael Grade, Rolf Harris, Angela Rippon and Frank Bough attended, along with the family of Eric Morecambe.
Wise was married to the dancer Doreen Blythe from 18 January 1953 until his death; they had no children.
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