July 21

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1924: Don Knotts, comedian, actor, "The Steve Allen Show," "No Time for Sergeants," "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Incredible Mr. Limpett," "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Reluctant Astronaut," "The Shakiest Gun in the West," "The Love God?" "The Apple Dumpling Gang," "Three's Company," "Matlock," "Pleasantville."

Born 1948: Garry Trudeau, cartoonist, "Doonesbury."

Born 1952: Robin Williams, stand-up comedian, actor, "The Richard Pryor Show," "Laugh-In," "Mork and Mindy," "Popeye," "The World According to Garp," "Moscow on the Hudson," "Club Paradise," "Good Morning Vietnam," "Cadillac Man," "The Fisher King," "Hook," "Aladdin" (voice), "Toys," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Nine Months," "The Birdcage," "Jack," "Father's Day," "Deconstructing Harry," "Flubber," "Patch Adams," "Death to Smoochy."

Born 1957: Jon Lovitz, comedian, actor, "Saturday Night Live," "The Critic," "A League of Their Own," "Big," "High School High," "City Slickers II," "NewsRadio," "Rat Race."

1972: George Carlin, appearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was arrested for uttering the seven words you can't say on television.

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