This day In Comedy: April 11

Born this day in 1908, Leo Rosten (Leo Calvin Rosten) Russian Empire (now Poland) humorist writer, Joys of Yiddish. He died 02/19/1997 from cancer at age 88.
Born this day in 1893, Lou Holtz, San Francisco, California, comedian, comic actor Follow The Leader, vaudevillian. He died 09/22/1980 at age 87.
Born this day in 1963, Mark Thomas (Mark Clifford Thomas) is 49, London, England comedian, political activist.
Died this day in 2001, Harry Secombe (Harry Donald Secombe) Swansea, Wales, Goon Show member. Born 09/08/1921, he died from prostate cancer at age 79.

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