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Sketchbook: Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2017 In memoriam, as a way to say "thanks," accompanying this are 10 sketches of the following celebrities: June Fornay; Fats Domino; Don Rickles; Tom Petty; Mary Tyler Moore; Dick Gregory; Sam Shepard; Adam West; Chris Cornell, and Robert Osborne. By Michael Cavna/The Washington Post. Cavna ...
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Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2017 (copy) Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Gregg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were among the notable figures who died in 2017, leaving a void in virtually every genre of music. Comedians Jerry ...
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Bill Eggert | Year's end brings reflection, hope In comedy, we lost giants Don Rickles, Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory. In TV and movies, we lost those who played Batman (Adam West), James Bond and the Saint (Roger Moore), Della Street (Barbara Hale) of "Perry Mason," Higgins (John Hillerman) of "Magnum, P.I.," Della Reese, Hugh Hefner, Mary ...
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Why These 4 Black Lives That Ended in 2017 Are So Important Right Now Then there's comedian and activist Dick Gregory, who went to his grave telling America about itself. Gregory didn't just come from the black comic tradition, he pushed it forward: He pioneered black comedy into white spheres without the song and dance routine that had always accompanied it before.
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The Words and Wisdom of Trailblazers Who Passed Away In 2017 comedian and activist Dick Gregory (October 12, 1932—August 19, 2017). Photo: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Black man with grey hair and beard stands in black suit and grey tie behind black Dick Gregory attends the Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute at Chicago Theatre on April 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2017 Dick Gregory agitated for civil rights all of his life, with passion and humor. ("The next time you put your underwear in the washing machine, take the agitator out. And all you're going to end up with is some dirty, wet drawers.") He even ran for president in 1968, on the Freedom and Peace Party ticket.
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U 2017. godini oprostili smo se od Nade Đurevske, Donne Ares, Hugha Hefnera, Rogera Moorea... U augustu smo ostali bez tri glumca među kojima je Dick Gregory, prvi crni američki komičar koji je 1960-ih imao nastupe pred bijelcima. Gregory se izrugivao rasizmu u stand up nastupima. Bio je među prvim crnim američkim komičarima koji su redovno nastupali pred bijelcima. Njegovi nastupi nikoga ...
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