July 4

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1883: Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, best known for his outrageous diagrams for simple tasks. Died 1970.

Born 1898: Johnny Lee, actor, Algonquin J. Calhoun on TV's "The Amos 'n Andy Show." Died 1965.

Born 1898: Gertrude Lawrence, British actress of musical comedies. Died 1952.

Born 1915: Jimmie Rogers, comedian. Catch phrase: "Oh, yeah!"

Born 1927: Neil Simon, the consummate humor writer of stage, TV, and films, "Your Show of Shows," "Barefoot in the Park," "The Odd Couple," "The Sunshine Boys," "Plaza Suite," "The Goodbye Girl, "California Suite," "Murder by Death," "Chapter Two," "Biloxi Blues," many more.

1955: "The Soupy Sales Show" premiered on ABC-TV.

Born 1958: Bill Watterson, cartoonist, "Calvin and Hobbes."

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