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Title
Ernie Wise (1925–1999)
Date
2010
Medium
Yorkshire sandstone
Accession number
LS27_PC_S010
Acquisition method
funded by Doreen Wiseman and commissioned by Morley Murals
Work type
Statue
Owner
Leeds City Council
Custodian
Leeds City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
2011
Access
at all times
Inscription description
ERNIE WISE / 1925 - 1999; on the first plaque: Ernie Wise / Doreen Wiseman the widow of Ernie Wise was delighted to fund / this sculpture by Melanie Wilks with the Morley Murals Committee / funding the infrastructure and Marshall PLC donating the stone. / Ernie Wise performed at the Morley Pavilion / with great success before joining / Eric Morecambe in their much loved comedy double act. / Ernie attended school in East Ardsley, / part of the old Borough of Morley. / We are proud to have Ernie's statue in Morley / and to count him one of our own; on the second plaque: ERNIE WISE / 1925 - 1999 / This Statue was commissioned by Morley Murals Committee, / Sculpted by Melanie Wilks, financed & unveiled by / Mrs Doreen Wiseman, Ernie's widow in 2010. / It celebrates the association of Morley with a young / entertainer called Ernest Wiseman, who, in March 1938 / at the age of 12 years, won a talent competition at the / Pavilion Theatres, Morley. / A professional career as a song and dance man under / the stage name Ernie Wise was launched. / With stage partner Eric Morecambe they became one / of Britain's all-time favourite entertainment duos.
