Jack Shea ( August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013)
Jack Shea, a TV comedy director for more than four decades who directed
ten Bob Hope overseas Christmas specials and multiple episodes of such
sitcoms as The Jeffersons, Silver Spoons and Sanford and Son, has died
from complications from Alzheimer’s. His wife of 59 years, TV screenwriter
Patt Shea, said he died Sunday in Los Angeles.
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971)
Harold Lloyd was a actor and producer, famous for his silent comedy
films. He ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one
of the most popular and influential film comedians of the silent film era.
Ray Goulding, left, and Bob Elliot on WHDH radio
Raymond Walter Goulding (March 20, 1922 – March 24, 1990)
Comedian Ray Goulding, together with Bob Elliot formed the comedy
duo of Bob and Ray whose career spanned five decades on both
radio and television.
Goulding began his career as a news announcer on Boston radio
station WHDH-AM. Elliot was also an announcer/DJ during that
time at the same station.
Carl Reiner is a actor, film director, producer, writer, and comedian
who has won twelve Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during
his career. Prior to his acting career, he worked as a machinist
repairing sewing machines. Carl is the father of actor-turned-
director Rob Reiner.
