Chameleonic actor-comedian who leapt from the sketch comedy
show Saturday Night Live on NBC, for which he was a regular
cast member from 1980 to 1984 to "Beverly Hills Cop" and
"The Nutty Professor" film series.
Buckwheat
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the "Betty White Forever Stamp" on Thursday during a ceremony at the Los Angeles
Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994)
The comedic star John Candy died suddenly of a heart attack
on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he
was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East,
a Western comedy co-starring the comedian Richard Lewis.
1987
Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson)
(16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965)
In January 1965, Stan underwent a series of X-rays for an
infection on the roof of his mouth.
He died on 23 February 1965, aged 74, in his apartment,
four days following a heart attack.
Laurel was an English comic actor, director and writer
who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in
107 short films, feature films and cameo roles.
Betty (Marion Ludden) White
(January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021)
White was an actress and comedian, a pioneer of early
television with a career spanning almost seven decades.
