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His first marriage, to Joan Lynn in 1964, ended in divorce, while his second marriage, to Yvonne Nugent in 1974, survived his drinking and infidelities. Meanwhile, Cannon developed a smoother persona, providing the classic “chalk and cheese” characters found in comedy duos. Like Eric and Ernie, their performances were pitched perfectly for weekend TV audiences looking for family entertainment. After two years, they went professional, changing their names to Cannon and Ball – Cannon after the American singer Freddy Cannon and Ball as the obvious name for a sidekick.
This led them into their own standalone sitcoms, beginning with two pilots for Cannon and Ball’s Playhouse in 1991. It's every football player, every coach, every team's dream in this country to achieve that and we're no different. From 2005 to 2008, Ball appeared in three episodes of Last of the Summer Wine as Lenny, first seen travelling down the canal on a giant inflatable swan.Then, I changed to a striped suit, then bold checks and then, at last, we found the baggy suit and braces I use today. He is survived by Yvonne, their daughter, Joanne, and the two sons, Robert and Darren, of his first marriage.
A sell-out crowd of 1,700 will watch the game at Willen Road - more than 10 times the number of supporters who saw The Swans beat Harpenden Town 1-0 in a qualifying tie, which marked the start of their run.
Bobby Ball, who has died after testing positive for coronavirus aged 76, was the irresponsible but anxious to please half of the comedy duo Cannon and Ball, famous for twanging his braces alongside the serious Tommy Cannon. The family lived in a one-bedroom house and Bobby slept toe to toe with his two sisters on the landing. Named lovingly by David Shrigley himself, the statuesque swan stands at 35 inches tall and comprises all that is to love about Shrigley's charismatic work, while also being pool-ready. He said: "It's probably the biggest game in our history - it's historic in that we are one game from Wembley. In 1983, they set a then record for one-night variety acts by performing 134 shows in 45 theatres over a 13-week spring tour.