RIP: Comedy Entertainers Who Passed Away in 2007
Wayne Keating, the about.com guide for TV Comedies, published an interesting post this week that I’d like to share. Sad though it always is when we hear about the passing of a beloved or familiar entertainer, the act of remembering them through articles like Keating’s is a fine way to pay respect and celebrate their contributions to our lives.
Here are some of the comedy entertainers that passed away in 2007, as mentioned in Keating’s list. Read the original article for more, and if you notice anyone missing, please let me know since I intend to update this post as I learn of additional individuals.
- Roscoe Lee Browne (1 May 1925–11 April 2007/cancer)
Saunders on the TV series Soap, the voice of The Kingpin on the animated TV series Spider-Man, the narrator of the two Babe films - Yvonne De Carlo (1 Sep 1922–8 Jan 2007/natural causes)
Lily Munster on the TV series The Munsters - Calvert DeForest (23 Jul 1921–19 Mar 2007/undisclosed long illness)
Larry “Bud” Melman on The Late Show with David Letterman - Alice Ghostley (14 Aug 1926–21 Sep 2007/cancer and several strokes)
Mrs. Murdock in the film Grease, Esmeralda on the TV series Bewitched, Bernice Clifton on the TV series Designing Women - Richard Jeni (14 Apr 1957–10 Mar 2007/suicide)
Standup comic and late-night talk-show favorite - Tom Poston (17 Oct 1921–30 Apr 2007/respiratory failure)
George Utley on the TV series Newhart - Charles Nelson Reilly (13 Jan 1931–25 May 2007/complications from pneumonia)
Claymore Gregg on the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, the voice of The Dirty Bubble on the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
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