Ken Dodd
Born | November 8, 1927 |
Hometown | Knotty Ash, United Kingdom |
Net worth | $10 million |
Spouse | Anne Jones (m 2018 - 2018) |
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Cilla Black and Sir Ken Dodd’s gravestones defaced with ‘offensive graffiti’
The gravestones of Cilla Black and Sir Ken Dodd have been vandalised.The headstones, both in Liverpool’s Allerton Cemetery, were defaced with graffiti overnight, a spokesman for the city council said on Tuesday.
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Sir Ken Dodd’s widow pledges £700k to Shakespeare North Playhouse project
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Ken Dodd: the sad story behind his marriage to Anne Jones
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Ricky Tomlinson and friends sing cover of Ken Dodd's Happiness to raise money for the NHS
The Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson has emulated Madonna by singing a tribute for the NHS from his bathtub.The actor and comedian has taken part in a tribute cover of Sir Ken Dodd’s hit Happiness for the NHS, with stars such as Glenda Jackson, Rick Astley and Jimmy Tarbuck also taking part.
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Ricky Tomlinson records Ken Dodd tune from the bath to pay tribute to NHS
Sir Ken Dodd's signature tune Happiness has been re-recorded by Ricky Tomlinson, Glenda Jackson and NHS workers as a "tribute" to the health service.The much-loved star, famous for his epic stand-up shows and his tickling sticks, died aged 90 in 2018.Before he died he praised the care he received from the "marvellous" NHS, saying "it all makes me cry with gratitude".【ギャラリー】Famous faces lost to coronavirus5Now his 1964 single has been re-recorded with the chorus rewritten and Royle Family star To
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