Comedian Frank Carson Has Died Aged 85

22 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment

by Paulette in Deceased

Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson best known for the catch phrases “It’s a cracker” and “It’s the way I tell ‘em”, has died aged 85.

Carson had suffered from poor health and his family said he passed away at his home in Blackpool, Lancashire. The comic rose to fame in the 1960s after winning talent show Opportunity Knocks three times. He went on to appear in The Comedians and Tiswas.

Plans are being made for a funeral in his home town of Belfast.

Carson had a successful operation for stomach cancer last year, but had told the BBC his health had been a problem for some time.

Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph last year, Carson said he wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered around the Corporation Street in Belfast, where he grew up.

He leaves a wife, Ruth, daughter Majella and sons Tony and Aidan, as well as 10 grandchildren.

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