BREAKING NEWS: Comedy legend Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 surrounded by his family

The comedian is best known for his appearances alongside Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 1980s. He spent his life on TV, appearing in programmes including the sitcom Sorry! and the game show Small Talk. He most recently starred in the Radio 4 sitcom When the Dog Dies. Corbett is survived by his wife, Anne Hart, who he married in 1965, and the couple's two daughters, actresses Emma and Sophie Corbett. Corbett and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year. The comedian has divided his time in recent years between his homes in Croydon, south London and Gullane, East Lothian, which is not far from his birthplace of Edinburgh. He was hospitalised with gall bladder problems in 2014 but was back on his feet a week later and was said to be 'enjoying work and life'.

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