This Day In Comedy: February 15

Born this day in 1964, Chris Farley (Christopher Crosby Farley) Madison, Wisconsin 5'8" comic, TV’s Saturday Night Live, Chicago's Second City Theatre. He died 12/18/1997 from a drug overdose and narrowed arteries at age 33.		Final moments, with a hooker: “When they argued about money, she got up to leave. He tried to follow but collapsed on the living room floor, struggling to breathe. His final words were ‘Don’t leave me.’ She took pictures of him, stole his watch, wrote a note saying she’d had a lot of fun, and left. He died alone.”
Born this day in 1927, Harvey Korman (Harvey Herschel Korman) Chicago, Illinois, 6'3" comedian, The Carol Burnett Show, film Blazing Saddles. He died 05/29/2008 at age 81.
Born this day in 1916, Mary Jane Croft, Muncie, Indiana, comic actor, TV’s I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show. She died 08/24/1999 at age 83.
Born this day in 1898, Toto (Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi), aka "Principe Della Risata" Naples, Italy comedian. He died 04/15/1967 of a heart attack at age 69.
Died this day in 1998, Harry Stanley, aka Dr Harry Stanley, "Master Of Doubletalk", Poland, vaudeville comedy performer known for double-talk routines. Born 11/07/1897, he died at age 100.
Died this day in 1996, McLean Stevenson (Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr.) Normal, Illinois actor, TV’s M*A*S*H and many others. Born 11/14/1927, he died from cardiac arrest at age 68.
Died this day in 1973, Wally Cox (Wallace Maynard Cox) Detroit, Michigan actor, voice of “Underdog”, TV’s Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares. Born 12/06/1924, he died of a heart attack at age 48.

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