Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE
(1928-2017)
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 2006) and Knight Bachelor (from 2011)
Died aged 89
Wikidata WikipediaSir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He went on to host several game shows, including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!. He co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE, 1928-2017. Bruce's ashes were laid to rest here by his beloved wife Wilnelia and children Debbie, Julie, Laura, Charlotte, Louisa and JJ. On the stage above, in 1958, Bruce first hosted Sunday Night At The London Palladium and, in 2015, he performed his One Man Show for the very last time, book-ending a career that spanned eight decades. Without question the UK's greatest entertainer, he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing… exactly where he would want to be.
Below the stage, The London Palladium, London, United Kingdom where they performed
BBC Elstree Centre. Strictly Come Dancing, Eastenders and Top of the Pops made here 1983
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, United Kingdom where they filmed