This Day In Comedy: December 18

Born this day in 1910, Abe Burrows was a humorist, author, director of TV’s Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers. He died 05/17/1985 from Alzheimer’s, age 74.
		Born this day in 1896, Al Kelly was a vaudeville and double-talk comedian on the Ernie Kovacs Show. He died 09/07/1966, he was 69.
Died this day in 1997 Chris Farley Comedian TV’s Saturday Night Live, film Tommy Boy. Born 02/15/1964, he died from a drug overdose at 33.
		Born this day in 1964, Cledus T Judd is 46.
Born this day in 1918, Danny Simon, joke writer for Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar. Brother of playwright Neil Simon. Writer Carol Burnett Show, My Three Sons, Diff’rent Strokes Facts Of Life. Mentor to Woody Allen, he died 07/26/2005 at age 86.
		Born this day in 1975, Masaki Sumitani, 35, Japanese comedian.
Born this day in 1956, Ron White, 54, American comedian.

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