Let's Make a Deal host Monty Hall, one of the most iconic figures in his field, has died, Variety reports. He was 96. (more…)
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Monty Hall of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Dies @ 96
Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic & ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ MVP, Dies @ 92
Via The Guardian: Shelley Berman, the stand-up comic known for his biting take on modern living from the '50s on — and a staple of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002-2009) — died at age 92 from complications of Alzheimer's disease on September 1. (more…)
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Tobe Hooper, ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Director, Dies @ 74
Another major horror director has died — Tobe Hooper, forever identified with his breakthrough (perhaps cutting-edge would be putting too fine a point on it?) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, passed away Saturday. He was 74. (more…)
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Jay Thomas of ‘Mork & Mindy,’ ‘Cheers,’ ‘Murphy Brown’ Dies @ 69
Sad to read that comic actor Jay Thomas has died. He was 69. (more…)
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Jerry Lewis, King of Comedy, Dies @ 91
Hey, l-a-a-a-a-dy! Jerry Lewis, who rose to fame as part of the comedy team Martin & Lewis in the '50s, became a slapstick solo star in the '60s and went on to become a film auteur, has died at 91. (more…)
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Dick Gregory, Comic and Civil Rights Voice, Dies @ 84
Dick Gregory, the ballsy black comedian who in the early '60s joked to white nightclub audiences about slavery, segregation and social injustice — and who later became a bona fide conspiracy theorist — has died at 84. (more…)
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