This Day In Comedy: January 16

Born this day in 1944, Jim Stafford (James Wayne Stafford) is 73, Eloise, Florida comedian, musician, prominent in the 1970s.
		Born this day in 1961, Kenneth Sivertsen of Bømlo, Norway musician, comedian, composer, poet. He died 12/24/2006, suffering severe head trauma after collapsing from an epilepsy attack at age 45.
Born this day in 1950, Robert Schimmel (Robert George Schimmel) Bronx, New York stand-up comedian whose material was often X-rated & controversial. He died 09/03/2010 from an auto accident at age 60.
		Born this day in 1947, Sandy Pinkard (James Pinkard) is 70, of Pinkard & Bowden country music duo.
Died this day in 1972, David Seville (Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian) Fresno, California. He did the voices for “Alvin & The Chipmunks”; Alvin, Simon & Theodore were executives of their record label. Born 01/27/1919, he died of heart failure at age 52.
		Died this day in 1998, Emil Sitka, Johnstown, PA actor, foil for The Three Stooges. After a  stroke, Stooge fan letters were read to him for months. Born 02/22/1914. He died from that stroke at age  83.
Died this day in 1993, Florence Desmond (Florence Dawson) London, England 5’3 1/2” actress and comedian. Born 05/31/1905, she died at age 87.
		Died this day in 2007, Ron Carey (Ronald Joseph Cicenia) Newark, NJ, 5’4” actor played Officer Levitt on TV’s Barney Miller, performed in Mel Brooks movies. Born 12/11/1935, he died of a stroke at age 71.
Died this day in 1979, Ted Cassidy (Theodore Crawford Cassidy) Pittsburgh, PA, 6’9” actor in TV’s Addams Family. Born 07/31/1932, he died during open heart surgery at age 46.

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