Clive Hornby

Clive Hornby
Hornby as Jack Sugden (2007)
Born	20 October 1944 (1944-10-20) Liverpool, England
Died	3 July 2008(2008-07-03) (aged 63) Leeds, England
Occupation	Actor/Musician
Years active	1975–2008
Spouse	Helen Weir (1984–2000) (divorced)

Clive Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as farmer Jack Sugden.

Career

Television

Hornby appeared in various television productions including the Royal Air Force National Service sitcom Get Some In!, Gerry Anderson's Space: 1999 and Minder alongside George Cole.

He first appeared in Emmerdale on 19 February 1980 in what was originally a three-month contract. He took over the role of Jack in 1980 from Andrew Burt who left the show in 1976. During his 28 years on Emmerdale, he became one of the soap's most popular characters.

Music

During the 1960s, Hornby was a drummer with The Dennisons [1].

Personal life

Hornby was married to Helen Weir who played his on-screen wife Pat Sugden. They had a son, Thomas, before divorcing in 2000.

Death

Clive Hornby died on 3 July 2008, aged 63.^[1] He had taken a break from the soap to battle a then unnamed illness. It was stated by The Sun that Clive Hornby died of hypoxia, a disease often associated with cancer,^[2] in a Leeds Hospice. His funeral took place on 15 July 2008 at Rawdon Crematorium in Leeds.^[3]

Jack Sugden was laid to rest onscreen in an episode screened by ITV1 on 10 February 2009. Jack's dialogue from earlier episodes was used as memories for several of the characters. A vision of Jack made a graveside appearance at the end of the episode, which closed with the original version of the soap's theme.

References

1. ^ "Clive Hornby has died". ITV. 2008-07-04. http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/CliveHornbyhasdied786/default.html. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
2. ^ Blackburn, Jen (4 July 2008). "Emmerdale star Clive Hornby has died at the age of 63". The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/article1380959.ece?CMP=KNC-powersearchSEM1%02HBX_PK=jack+sugden+gossip%02HBX_OU=50. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
3. ^ "Soap stars mourn Emmerdale actor". BBC News Online (BBC). 2008-07-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7507276.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 

External links

• Jack Sugden on the Emmerdale website
• Times obituary
• Telegraph obituary

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Name	Hornby, Clive
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Date of birth	20 October 1944
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	3 July 2008
Place of death	Leeds, England