It seems that he passed away two years and a day after Jack Duckworth "died"...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20270904
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Old Duck-Egg played a good part in Corrie, as did Hilda Ogden and Fred-Face. I haven’t watched it for a year or more now as the humour seemed to disappear.
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Nice little tribute on PM tonight to him, appropriately it was played out with the original closing theme from the "Street" reminded how much that impressed me as a kid (musically).
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If he gets his wings, may he have the wind beneath them!
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A scene from Carnation Street, depicting Jack Duckworth attempting to cheat on his wife, Vera,
by posing as Vince St. Clair.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AGrDNS1bgY8
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