This Day In Comedy: March 27

Born this day in 1964, Bill Bussey (William Bussey Jr) is 48, Jacksonville, Alabama, “Bubba” of team Rick & Bubba, The Rick & Bubba Show, syndicated comedic radio program based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Born this day in 1901, Carl Barks, Merrill, Oregon cartoonist drew Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck. He died 08/25/2000 of leukemia at age 99.
Died this day in 2002, Billy Wilder (Samuel Wilder) Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland), director, 6 Oscars out Of 20 Nominations), did Seven Year Itch & Some Like It Hot. Born 06/22/1906, he died of pneumonia at age 95.
Died this day in 2002, Dudley Moore (Dudley Stuart John Moore) Dagenham, England 5’2” comic of Derek & Clive team, Beyond The Fringe, movies 10, Arthur. Born 04/19/1935, he died of pneumonia & progressive supranuclear palsy at age 66.
Died this day in 2002, Milton Berle (Mendel Berlinger), aka “Uncle Miltie”, Harlem, New York comedian of vaudeville, Broadway, film, radio, TV. Born 07/12/1908, he died from cancer at age 93. NBC Signed Berle To a $200,000 30 years contract. ”'I'll Kill You A Million Times!.”

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