Wendy Richard appeared in EastEnders for 21 years. Ian West/PA
Wendy Richard, who secured a place in the nation’s hearts with her television roles over five decades, died yesterday five months after announcing that the cancer she had overcome twice had become terminal. She was 65.
Richard died in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her fourth husband, John Burns, by her side. She married him on October 10 last year soon after announcing that her breast cancer had spread to her kidneys and bones.
Her agent Kevin Francis said: “She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end.”
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Luminaries from the creative world paid tribute to Richard...
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February 27, 2009
U.K.: Wendy Richard was in the nation's heart for five decades
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LONDON, England / The Times / February 27, 2009
Patrick Foster, Media Correspondent and Jenny Booth
Wendy Richard appeared in EastEnders for 21 years. Ian West/PA
Wendy Richard, who secured a place in the nation’s hearts with her television roles over five decades, died yesterday five months after announcing that the cancer she had overcome twice had become terminal. She was 65.
Richard died in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her fourth husband, John Burns, by her side. She married him on October 10 last year soon after announcing that her breast cancer had spread to her kidneys and bones.
Her agent Kevin Francis said: “She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end.”
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Luminaries from the creative world paid tribute to Richard...
Copyright 2009 Times Newspapers Ltd.
Wendy Richard appeared in EastEnders for 21 years. Ian West/PA
Wendy Richard, who secured a place in the nation’s hearts with her television roles over five decades, died yesterday five months after announcing that the cancer she had overcome twice had become terminal. She was 65.
Richard died in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her fourth husband, John Burns, by her side. She married him on October 10 last year soon after announcing that her breast cancer had spread to her kidneys and bones.
Her agent Kevin Francis said: “She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end.”
Click to read more
Luminaries from the creative world paid tribute to Richard...
Copyright 2009 Times Newspapers Ltd.
