People Who Brought Joy

L.A. Times Archives

Oct. 30, 2000 12 AM PT

Ten gentle people who brought joy to the 20th century and made it worth living: Jack Benny, Irving Berlin, Charlie Chaplin, Aaron Copeland, George Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Stan Laurel, Ogden Nash, Norman Rockwell, Charles Schulz.

HARRY LEVIN

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