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Jonathan Winters, comedy giant on TV and in films, dies at 87
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.Jonathan Winters, one of the great comedians of the 20th century, died Thursday night. He was 87. Winters, who had been in declining health, died at his longtime home in Montecito, said Gary Owens, who was his good friend. “He was one of the...Tags: Entertainment, Jack Paar, Television, The Tonight Show (tv program), Jonathan Winters
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Jonathan Winters dies at 87; comic genius of improvisation
Comic great Jonathan Winters was struggling to make a name for himself in the early 1950s when a man at the nightclub where he was performing offered some life-changing advice. Winters had a talent for channeling the voices of celebrities like Gary...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Jack Paar, Television, Cartoons
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Fred Foy dies at 89; announcer for 'The Lone Ranger'
Fred Foy, a radio and television announcer best known for conjuring up "those thrilling days of yesteryear" in the late 1940s and '50s as the announcer-narrator of "The Lone Ranger" on radio and television, has died. He was 89.
Foy died Wednesday morning...Tags: Documentary (genre), ABC (tv network), Radio, Entertainment, Dick Cavett
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Manifold Greatness
"Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible," a traveling exhibition opening at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College on Monday, April 22, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James...Tags: Teachers, University of Oxford, Education, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito,...
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Emerald City LIVE!
A classic American art form, the barber shop quartet, has been taken to a new level with the local Emerald City Chorus. It is a nonprofit dedicated to the education and performance of the complex harmonies involved in singing barber shop-style music. I...Tags: Johnny Carson, Entertainment, Seattle, The Sing-Off (tv program), Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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University Women honor past presidents
In a matter of three hours, a hardy band of American Assn. of University Women members raised more than $800 during its 88th Founder's Day Celebration on Saturday at a luncheon at the Oakmont Country Club.
Sixty-six generous women bought opportunity...Tags: Michael Jackson, Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vice (movie), Wicked (musical)
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Cycling-Tour of California, Stage 4, 4 p.m. (VERSUS) Major League Baseball-Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins, 6 p.m. (WGN); Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics, 9 p.m. (FXSP) Soccer-...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Religious Texts, Football, Charlotte Bobcats, Mitch Stetter
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