Sarah Parkinson (c. 1962 – 23 September 2003) was a producer and writer of radio and television programmes as well as an occasional actress. Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She was the daughter of actor Robin Parkinson and the wife of comedian and writer Paul Merton. Paul Merton (born Paul Martin 9 July 1957[1]) is an English actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on the BBC TV show Have I Got News for You and Radio 4s Just a Minute, as well as Channel 4s Whose Line...

Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2002. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Sarah and Paul had an unofficial marriage on The Maldives in October 2000 before marrying at Rye Town Hall, East Sussex in June 2003. The Republic of Maldives is a country consisting territorially of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. ... Rye is a small hill top town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, on the River Rother, and at the western edge of the Walland Marsh, part of the Romney Marshes. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...

After her death Paul released the following statement through his agent: "After her initial devastating diagnosis of cancer in February 2002 Sarah successfully lived with the disease for the next 19 months. She refused chemotherapy because she knew it would finish her off. Instead, she boosted her immune system with a mixture of nutritional therapy, yoga, meditation, positive thinking and laughter. Consequently she led a full and active life right up to the last couple of weeks when her condition suddenly worsened."

External links

• IMDB entry
• BBC Guide To Comedy
• BBC news article
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival review