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- Birth nameEdwin Charles Braben
- Eddie Braben was born on October 31, 1930 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968), The Little and Large Tellyshow (1976) and Ronnie Corbett's Saturday Special (1977). He was married to Deirdre. He died on May 21, 2013.
- SpouseDeirdre(? - May 21, 2013) (his death, 3 children)
- He was best known as the third man behind the success of Morecambe & Wise.
- He sold his first joke to comedian Charlie Chester for two shillings and sixpence.
- The real pressure came when I was sat in front of that typewriter with all those blank pages and there was a deadline and there was nothing happening. That's when you realised there were 20 million or 25 million people looking over your shoulder - all saying 'Make me laugh'. [on writing for each year's Morecambe and Wise Christmas special]
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