Coronation Street and Doctor Who star Mark Eden dies, aged 92
The Alan Bradley actor was married to
Corrie s Sue Nicholls.
The sad news that Eden, who was married to fellow
Coronation Street star Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts), passed away today (January 1) has been confirmed by his agent.
A statement to the
PA news agency said: We are very sad to announce the death of actor Mark Eden. He died peacefully, in hospital, earlier today, 1st Jan 2021. Mark had been living with Alzheimer s disease for some time, and was hospitalised in November. Rex ShutterstockITV Mark, 92, had a long career spanning more than 50 years, including eight years in
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1957: This is me aged 12 in our living room. I’d been plaguing my parents for a guitar since getting into rock’n’roll. My dad was a window cleaner and used to sing in Walsall’s working men’s clubs and he’d drag me up on stage from the age of seven. I used to nod a lot when asked a question in school – and a boy called me Noddy. I’ve been called that ever since, but my family use my real name, Neville
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