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Sunday, May 5, 2019

Mark Medoff obituary by Michael Carlson

Playwright best known for Children of a Lesser God, which was turned into a 1986 hit filmThe playwright Mark Medoff, who has died aged 79, wrote Children of a Lesser God, the story of a deaf…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM
Saturday, December 2, 2017

Joan Rivers obituary by Michael Carlson

Comedian whose trademarks were her cutting wit and her cosmetic surgeryJoan Rivers: a life in picturesThe quintessential acerbic Noo Yawker, the comedian Joan Rivers, who has died aged 81, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

John Hillerman obituary by Michael Carlson

Actor who was best known as Higgins, the supercilious English estate manager, in the TV series Magnum PIThe actor John Hillerman, who has died aged 84, was best known for his role in the tel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Mary Tyler Moore obituary by Michael Carlson

Actor who used TV sitcom for her portrayal of an independent modern womanThe actor Mary Tyler Moore, who has died aged 90, spent decades as “America’s sweetheart”, her time in that rol…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PM
Friday, March 25, 2016

Garry Shandling obituary by Michael Carlson

American comedian whose self-referential style influenced many othersWith two landmark series in the 1980s and 90s, Garry Shandling, who has died of a heart attack aged 66, transformed telev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PM
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Joan Rivers: constantly in the limelight and pursued by controversy by Michael Carlson

The comedian and show host once apologised for an incident concluding in her being taken off air: 'I'm sorry I fucking swore' Joan Rivers  the best of her comedy career in clips Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13PM
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Arthur Marx obituary by Michael Carlson

Novelist, screenwriter and biographer whose subjects included his father, GrouchoArthur Marx, who has died aged 89, grew up in the shadow of his father, Groucho, and was steeped in the contr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AM
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