This Day In Comedy: January 6

Born this day in 1912, Danny Thomas Amos (Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz, later anglicized to Amos Jacobs Kairouz), Deerfield, Michigan nightclub comedian, television and film actor, best known for TV’s Make Room For Daddy. He died 02/06/1991 of heart failure at age 79.
Born this day in 1933, Emil (Emil Steinberger), age 84, Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor.
Born this day in 1911, Joey Adams (Joseph Abramowitz), Brooklyn NY, insult comics of the 40's and 50's. He died 12/02/1999 from heart failure at age 88.
Born this day in 1955, Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson) turns 62. Consett, Durham, England actor, comedian, screenwriter. Famous for TV’s Not The Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Mr. Bean, The Thin Blue Line.
Died this day in 1972, BS Pully was a New York nightclub comedian and stage actor who created the role of big Jule in the musical Guys And Dolls, was noted for his blue humor and thick, gravelly voice. Born 05/14/1910, he died of a heart attack at age 61.
Died this day in 2000, Don Martin Mad magazine's "Maddest Cartoonist" Acrimoniously left Mad over royalties for competitor Cracked magazine. Suffered from eye ailments, eventually worked using a magnifying equipment. Born 05/18/1931, he died from cancer at age 68.
Died this day in 1997, Jesse White, comic actor. Born 01/04/1917, he died of a heart attack at age 80.

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