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Ronnie Corbett's widow, musical star Anne Hart, dies aged 90

Anne Hart, a former West End musical star and the widow of comedian Ronnie Corbett. Anne Hart has died at the age of 90. She passed away peacefully at her home in Scotland, following hospital treatment for a hip fracture due to a recent fall at the family estate in East Lothian.

07 November 2023 · 02:49 UTC

Anne Hart had a successful career in her 20s, gaining fame on stage as the leading lady in productions like Clown Jewels and Young In Heart with the comedy troupe The Crazy Gang. She met Ronnie Corbett in the late 1950s when he was an emerging comedian, and they became a couple.

The couple had a son, Andrew, who tragically passed away at six weeks old due to a heart defect. They later had two daughters and four grandchildren.

Ronnie Corbett was best known for his role in the BBC comedy sketch show "The Two Ronnies," alongside Ronnie Barker. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 85 after being diagnosed with a suspected form of motor neurone disease.

Anne Hart's younger daughter, actress Sophie Corbett, described her mother as an "amazing woman," and the family plans to bring her back to Addington, near Croydon, where they lived when Ronnie Corbett was alive.