Frank Sidebottom dies today after collapsing at home.

Published on June 21, 2010 by Eventsbabe   ·   No Comments

Comedy legend Frank Sidebottom has died after he was found collapsed at his home in Hale this morning.

The comedian, whose real name was Chris Sievey, was recovering from an operation to remove a tumour from his chest.

His comic creation, known for an outsized papermache head, made his name as a musician and had his own television show in the 1990s.

It was only last week that  he launched a new song for the world cup 2010.

Frank Sidebottom  posted a message on his Twitter account on Sunday morning saying: “I’m still feeling very poorly” and thanked people for their best wishes.

An ambulance was called to Mr Sievey’s home in Hawthorn Road, Hale, in the early hours of Monday and he was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Frank Sidebottom will be sadly missed by all from Timperley and the rest of the UK!

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