Born this day in 1919, Ernie Kovacs (Ernest Edward Kovacs) Trenton, NJ 6'2" brilliant comic who created one of the first weird shows on television. He died 01/13/1962 in an auto accident at age 42.
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Died this day in 2004, Bob Keeshan (Robert James Keeshan) Lynbrook, New York, TV’s “Captain Kangaroo.” Born 06/27/1927, he died after a long illness at age 76.
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Died this day in 2005, Johnny Carson (John William Carson) Corning, Iowa, 5’10” entertainer, writer The Red Skelton Show, had a 30 Year on The Tonight Show Run. Born 10/23/1925, he died of a heart attack followed by respiratory failure arising from emphysema at age 79.
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Died this day in 2003, Nell Carter (Nell Ruth Hardy) Birmingham, Alabama, 4’11” comic actor called herself "that rare mix, a short, fat, Jewish black woman", TV’s Gimme A Break." Born 09/13/1948, she died from heart disease complicated by diabetes, at age 54.
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Died this day in 2001, Virginia O'Brien (Virginia Lee O'Brien) Los Angeles, California comic actor. Born 04/18/1919, she died of natural causes at age 81.
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This Day In Comedy: January 23
On: Monday, January 23, 2017
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