THE much-loved entertainer and television host Sir Bruce Forsyth died yesterday at the age of 89.

He spent a lifetime on the nation’s TV screens in a career which began when he was just 14 and included turns hosting the Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and Strictly Come Dancing.

He was knighted in 2011 and carried the Olympic torch a few steps – some of which he danced – prior to the 2012 London Olympics.

The Argus picture archive includes photographs of Sir Bruce in decades past playing a few choice shots on a Sussex golf course during a charity event.

A spokesman said Sir Bruce had died peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Wilnelia and family.

He had not been seen in public recently due to ill health. He was too frail to attend the funerals of close friends Ronnie Corbett and Sir Terry Wogan last year.