This Day In Comedy: January 31

Born this day in 1892, Eddie Cantor (Edward Israel Iskowitz) New York City, New York 5'8" singer, comedian,  *illustrated song actor. He died 10/10/1964 of a heart attack at age 72.		*Illustrated song: lyrics illustrated through a series of slides, images. Today’s equivalent would be… the music video.
		Born this day in 1915, Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit, III) Baltimore, Maryland 5'7" entertainer, game show host, comedian best known for his work in television. He died 11/28/1993 from emphysema at age 78.
Born this day in 1962, Nick DiPaolo (Nicholas Rocco DiPaolo) is 55, Danvers, Massachusetts, stand-up comedian, writer, actor and radio host, frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony and Howard Stern radio shows.
		Born this day in 1940, Stuart Margolin (Stuart Margolin), aka Salt Spring Slim, would be 76, Davenport, Iowa 5'10" comic actor, film and television actor and director.
Born this day in 1937, Suzanne Pleshette Brooklyn Heights, New York City, 5'4" comic actress, “Emily” on TV’s  Bob Newhart Show, married to Tom Poston. She died 01/19/2008 of lung cancer at age 70.
		Died this day in 1989, Jack Douglas (Douglas Cricard) American comedian wrote “My Brother Was an Only Child”, TV’s Jack Paar Show. Born 07/17/1908, he died of complications from pneumonia at age 80.
Died this day in 2009, Nagesh (Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao) Dharapuram, Erode district, Madras Presidency, India comic actor in Kollywood. Born 09/27/1933, he died from diabetes and a heart ailment at age 75.

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