April 24

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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1931: Animator U.B. Iwerks introduced Flip the Frog in the cartoon "Fiddlesticks." Iwerks had opened his own studio, after leaving Walt Disney's organization where he was key in the creation of Mickey Mouse.

Born 1934: John Barbour, comedian, "Real People."

Born 1934: Shirley MacLaine, actress, "The Trouble With Harry," "Artists and Models," "The Apartment," "What a Way to Go," "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home," "Terms of Endearment," "Steel Magnolias," "Guarding Tess."

Born 1942: Barbra Streisand, actress, "Funny Girl," "For Pete's Sake," "What's Up Doc?"

Born 1964: Cedric the Entertainer, comedian, actor, "The Original Kings of Comedy," "The Barbershop."

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