Born this day in 1918, Alan Hale, Jr. (Alan Hale MacKahan, Jr.) Los Angeles, CA 6'2" film & television actor, “Skipper Jonas Grumby” on TV’s Gilligan's Island. He died 01/02/1990 from cancer of the thymus at age 71.
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Born this day in 1929, Murray Roman was an American stand-up comedian. He died 11/06/1973 in an auto accident at age 44. |  | |
Died this day in 1986, Allan Drake, Massachusetts, comedian, TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, Tonight Show. Born 10/15/1921, he died at age 64. |  | |
Died this day in 2001, Edward Winter (Edward Dean Winter) Ventura, California comic actor, TV’s "Colonel Flagg" on M*A*S*H, stage work Promises, Promises and Cabaret. Born 06/03/1937, he died from Parkinson's Disease at age 63.
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Died this day in 1971, Harold Lloyd (Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr.) Burchard, Nebraska silent film era comic actor. Born 04/20/1893, he died of prostate cancer at age 77.
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Died this day in 1979, Kermit Schafer was an American writer, producer for radio & TV known for his collections of "bloopers", the rights later sold to Dick Clark. Born 03/24/1923 he died at age 55.
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Died this day in 1999, Peggy Cass (Mary Margaret Cass) Boston, Massachusetts comic actor, TV’s To Tell The Truth, announcer for The Jack Paar Show revival. Born 05/21/1924, she died of heart failure at age 74.
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This Day In Comedy: March 08
On: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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