This Day In Comedy: March 10

Born this day in 1888, Baldwin Cooke (Baldwin Gardiner Cooke) aka Baldy Cooke, New York City, New York comedian, vaudeville performer, in Laurel & Hardy short comedies. He died 12/31/1953 at age 65.
Born this day in 1918, Kenneth Burns (Kenneth C. Burns) Conasauga, Tennessee, comic singer Jethro of Home & Jethro. He died 02/04/1989 from prostate cancer at age 70.
Died this day in 1984, Bernie Travis (Bernard Travis) New York, actor, played Lenny Bruce in bio-pic Dirtymouth. Born 12/12/1937, he died at age 46.
Died this day in 2005, Dave Allen (David Tynan O'Mahoney) Firhouse, Dublin, Ireland comic, BBC TV’s Dave Allen At Large. Born 07/06/1936, he died at age 68.		“Goodnight, good luck, and may your God go with you”
Died this day in 1986, Myron Cohen (Myron Aaron Cohen) Grodno, Poland, Russian Empire (now Hrodna, Belarus) stand-up comedian and raconteur. Born 05/01/1902, he died after a history of heart trouble at age 83.
Died this day in 2007, Richard Jeni (Richard John Colangelo) Brooklyn, New York comedian. Born 04/14/1957, he committed suicide, gunshot to face, after diagnosis of clinical depression and  bouts of psychotic paranoia at age 49.

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