Obituary: Angela Logan, actress and landlady

Angela Logan provided stalwart support for one of Scotland's finest comedians, Jimmy Logan, in the last few years of his life. He had already experienced severe financial hardships after some ambitious investments in Scottish theatres had not proved as successful as he expected. Then his second marriage fell apart acrimoniously.

His divorce from Pamela Donald followed DNA testing which revealed that the twins he had believed to be his first children - and on whom he doted - had been fathered by another man.

He spoke frankly of this episode in his autobiography, It's a Funny Life. He carried on treating the twins as if they were his but the incident left him bereft and vulnerable. Happiness came in 1989 when he met and, four years later, married Angela Mackenzie, a former actress and neighbour, who supported him in the final years of his life and career. Many speak of the work she did on behalf of the Jimmy Logan Memorial Cancer Trust which she set up after his death in 2001. She was a popular figure at many fund-raising events and donated all his papers and memorabilia to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dance in 2002; he had been made a Fellow of the RSAMD in 1998.

Angela was also, rightly, proud of being a runner-up in the Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year in 2005.

Angela Logan (she also used Jimmy's real surname of Short) was an actress who had had a good career in many of the theatres of Scotland. Before meeting Logan she had been married to the Scottish actor Bruce Mackenzie and brought up their six children, so her professional career was put on hold. The couple divorced and she found work with the jewellery department of Jenner's at Loch Lomond Shores.

When Logan bought a house in Helensburgh in 1989 - principally to lead a quiet life after the traumas of his divorce - the two became friends.

She admitted she had brought one of her sons backstage many years earlier to get his autograph. She provided the comfort and congenial company that Logan needed and the couple got married in Hove, Sussex in 1993.

They decided to keep the marriage as far out of the limelight as possible, and although Logan's sister, jazz singer Annie Ross, was informed, she carried on with her performing schedule in New York. Initially the couple ran a bed and breakfast in Helensburgh, but Logan was slowly recapturing his old form and zest for live performances. He was much fitter and, after a quadruple heart by-pass operation, he started thinking of returning to the stage. He did various charity performances of his acclaimed show about Harry Lauder and went south to close the first act of fellow Scot, and long-time friend, Sir Cameron Macintosh's starry charity show at the London's Lyceum Theatre, attended by the Queen.The audience gave him a tremendous reception and with the sound of the Edinburgh Police Pipe Band playing, Logan waved to the audience with that famous broad smile.

He was clearly a happy man. Such an event and Angela's unflinching support did much to restore his confidence and he scheduled a series of tours to smaller venues throughout Scotland - often church halls. He found he was as popular with the Scottish public as ever and most of his shows were sold out.

On occasions Angela had to take to the stage. When he was touring his adaptation of Oor Wullie the actress playing with him was ill, so Angela took over and it was an occasion that the new Mr and Mrs Logan much enjoyed.

After he was diagnosed with cancer, Angela was his constant help and support. He carried on performing when he was strong enough and in the last months of his life she was with him when he did his Harry Lauder show and a one-man show, Golden Years, at the Pitlochry Theatre.

After his death Angela said: "He played the last few weeks on drugs but he didn't want anyone to know." Her calm resolution and quiet courage greatly helped the comedian recapture some of his vibrant stage presence in those last few years.

Like her husband, Angela Logan died of cancer. She fought the illness for 15 months and died peacefully at home. She is survived by her children.