Ernie Wise Statue, Morley West Yorkshire
Ernie Wise statue in Morley West Yorkshire. The 7ft (2m) statue in Morley, West Yorkshire, is near Morley Pavilion, where Wise performed as a boy. Wise's widow Doreen Wiseman agreed to fund the £8,000 stone statue after an application for lottery cash for a £38,000 bronze version was rejected in 2008. It has been created by local artist Melanie Wilks. Wise died in 21 March 1999, at the age of 73. Born Ernie Wiseman, he forged his comedy partnership with Eric Bartholomew when he was 16, in the 1940s. But Wiseman and Bartholomew was too long for bright-lights and billboards and they renamed themselves as Morecambe and Wise.
Size: 3765px × 5025px
Location: Morley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © 2ebill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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