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...television, with programmes for [[London Weekend Television]] and [[Thames Television]]. ...age of 63 after suffering a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] live on television.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=[[The Times]] | title=Obituary: Tommy Cooper |

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