Sir Bruce Forsyth’s life in pictures

Giving his all at Glasto: Bruce, who appeared on the Avalon Stage in 2013, is the oldest person to perform at the famous festival

All that jazz: Bruce, who performed his one-man show on Broadway, with fellow all-rounder Sammy Davis Jnr in 1980

All that jazz: Bruce, who performed his one-man show on Broadway, with fellow all-rounder Sammy Davis Jnr in 1980

Family man: With first wife Penny and two of their three daughters in 1961. He was married three times and had six children

Family man: With first wife Penny and two of their three daughters in 1961. He was married three times and had six children

Lean and keen: Bruce performed for 20 years before becoming a TV star in the late Fifties

Lean and keen: Bruce performed for 20 years before becoming a TV star in the late Fifties

I¿m in charge! Hosting Sunday Night At The London Palladium made Bruce a household name and by the late Sixties he was making movies

I’m in charge! Hosting Sunday Night At The London Palladium made Bruce a household name and by the late Sixties he was making movies

Little and large: A comedy ventriloquist sketch with his close friend and golfing partner Ronnie Corbett in 1969

Little and large: A comedy ventriloquist sketch with his close friend and golfing partner Ronnie Corbett in 1969

Bouncing baby: Bruce makes his debut in 1928, proudly held by his mother, Florence.

A sailor¿s life:By the age of 14, Bruce was a child star and even appeared on pre-war  TV in 1939

Left: Bouncing baby: Bruce makes his debut in 1928, proudly held by his mother, Florence. Right: A sailor’s life:By the age of 14, Bruce was a child star and even appeared on pre-war TV in 1939

Me and my shadow: Getting together with rock ¿n¿ roller Cliff Richard in 1965

Me and my shadow: Getting together with rock ’n’ roller Cliff Richard in 1965

In the swim: The young extrovert with his father, John, and brother, also called John, who died in World War II

In the swim: The young extrovert with his father, John, and brother, also called John, who died in World War II

Nice to see you! The evergreen entertainer recorded a 2015 Christmas message for Strictly fans with his granddaughter, Anastasia Monroe

Nice to see you! The evergreen entertainer recorded a 2015 Christmas message for Strictly fans with his granddaughter, Anastasia Monroe

Hyperactive: The all-singing, all-dancing entertainer pictured in 1950

Hyperactive: The all-singing, all-dancing entertainer pictured in 1950

 

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