Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar

(September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014)

                         James Francis "Jimmy" Durante

                   (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980)

Durante was a singer, pianist, comedian, and actor. He was one
of America’s most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s
through the 1970s.

After the death of his wife, Jeanne Olsen, in 1943, he began the
ending of his radio program with the phrase, "Goodnight Mrs.
Calabash, wherever you are," as a tribute to her.

Jimmy Durante created the voice for Frosty the Snowman in the
1969 animated Christmas cartoon, Frosty the Snowman.

Comedian Robert Klein gained popularity for the sharp political
humor in his comedy albums Child of the Fifties and Mind Over
Matter. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a
Musical for his role in They’re Playing Our Song. He became a
member of the The Second City after graduating from Yale
Drama School.

Carol Elaine Channing

Channing is a singer, actress, and comedian who has received
three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a
Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She is best remembered
for originating on Broadway the musical-comedy roles of widowed
matchmaker Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! (1964) and Lorelei Lee in
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949). Carol Channing was born in 
Seattle, Washington where her father ,George Channing, was
formerly the city editor of the Seattle Star newspaper.

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    Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962)

Kovacs was an Innovative TV comedian, writer, and actor whose
shows were known for their experimental style that influenced late
night TV show hosts like David Letterman who had cited Kovacs
as the comedian who inspired him. He was an early pioneer in
TV magic and electronic wizardry. Ernie Kovacs was inducted
into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
in 1987, years after his tragic death in an automobile accident.

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