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Ronald William George 'Ronnie Barker' OBE was born on the 25 September 1929 an English actor, comedian, writer, critic, broadcaster and businessman.
Best known for his roles in various British comedy television series, such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies and Open All Hours
Barker met Joy Tubb in Cambridge while she was a stage manager for two plays he was in. They married nine months later in July 1957 and they had three children: two sons, Larry (born 1959) and Adam (born 1968) and Charlotte (1962)
Opting not to have bypass surgery he died of heart failure on 3 October 2005 (aged 76) in Adderbury, Oxfordshire.
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