This Day In Comedy: March 21

Born this day in 1906, Benny Bell (Benjamin Samberg or Benjamin Zamberg) New York City, New York comedian, singer-songwriter, Vaudeville stage name Benny Bimbo. He died 07/06/1999 at age 93.
Born this day in 1958, Brad Hall (William Brad Hall) is 54, Santa Barbara, California  comedian, TV’s Saturday Night Live. Married Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Seinfeld fame.
Born this day in 1953, Carl Wolfson is 59, Washington DC comedian, TV’s Thicke of the Night.
Born this day in 1940, Chip Taylor (James Wesley Voight) is 72, Yonkers, New York.  Chip & Dennis Wholey wrote “Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." Chip is the brother of actor Jon Voight, uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.
Born this day in 1948, Lorene Yarnell (Lorene Yarnell) Inglewood, California mime, dancer  Shields & Yarnell mime team, “Dot Matrix” in movie Spaceballs. She died 07/29/2010 from an aneurysm at age 62.
Born this day in 1962, Rosie O'Donnell (Roseann O'Donnell) is 50, Bayside, Queens, New York 5'6.5" stand-up comedian, actress, author, television personality.
Born this day in 1912, Suzanne Kaaren, aka Suzanne Karen, Brooklyn, New York, danced with the Three Stooges in Disorder In The Court. She died 08/27/2004 from complications of pneumonia at age 92.
Died this day in 2005, Barney Martin, Queens, New York, 1st film was The Producers. Born 03/03/1923, he died of lung cancer at age 82.
Died this day in 2009, Bob Arbogast (Robert Arbogast) Bellingham,  Massachusetts. Born 04/01/1927, he died from lung cancer at age 81.
Died this day in 1999, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman) Bramley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England of team Morecambe & Wise, aka Eric & Ernie, in radio, film TV. Born 11/27/1925, he died from heart failure & chest infection at age 73.

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