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COMEDIAN TIM CONWAY IS 82 TODAY



Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway was born in Willoughby, Ohio.

Tim Conway starred on The Carol Burnett Show on CBS (1967-1978) 
and is also known for his role as Ensign Charles Parker on the ABC
sitcom McHale’s Navy (1962-1966). He also provides the voice for
Barnacle Boy on the animated TV series Sponge Bob Square Pants.

After graduating college, Conway took a job answering mail at a local
Cleveland radio station.   


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Mike Gracia

 


Art Carney (left) on the Honeymooners set with Jackie Gleason.


Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney

(November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

Carney was drafted into the U.S. Army as an infantryman
as a machine gun crewman during World War II
. During the
Battle of Normandy serving in the 28th Infantry Division, he
was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp
for the rest of his life.

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HAPPY DAYS ACTOR DIES AT 96!

 


Albert Francis "Al" Molinaro (born Umberto Francesca Molinaro)
(June 24, 1919 – October 30, 2015)

Al Molinaro died in a Glendale, California, hospital on Friday. His son
said his father’s death was the result of complications from an infected
gallbladder. He was best known for portraying Al Delvecchio on Happy
Days
 on ABC from 1974-1984. He retired from acting in television and
films in 1992, but continued to appear in TV commercials until the early
2000s.

Al Molinaro Murray the cop Odd Couple 1974.JPG
Al Molinaro as police officer Murray Greshler
inThe Odd Couple in 1974.

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Ed Donahue


Allen’s senior class photo in the 1941 Phoenician,
yearbook of Phoenix Union High School.


Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)

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Ross Simpson


John Marwood Cleese is 76 today.


Cleese studied Law at Cambridge.

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