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Sep

COMEDIAN BOB NEWHART IS 87 TODAY

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George Robert Newhart was born in Oak Park, Illinois.

Bob Newhart starred in the sitcom The Bob Newhart Show on CBS. He
studied at Loyola Law School but never completed his degree and worked
as an accountant.

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Aug

COMEDY STAR GENE WILDER IS DEAD AT 83

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Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman) (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016)

(FOXNEWS) – Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka" and several classic Mel Brooks comedies, is dead. Wilder’s nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said the comedy
legend died late Sunday in Stamford, Conn. from complications from Alzheimer’s disease, a condition the actor kept private for three years so as not to disappoint
fans. His nephew said, "He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the
world,"

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Aug

HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Groucho Marx (Julius Henry Marx)
(October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977)

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Aug

REVIEWING PAST NEWS HEADLINES

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Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is 71 today.

While attending UCLA, Steve Martin appeared on an episode
of The Dating Game on ABC-TV and worked at night clubs. He
dropped out of the university at age 21.

Playing the banjo from an early age, he released his debut music
album The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo in 2009 and
it went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.