October 23

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1892: Milton "Gummo" Marx, comedian, early member of The Marx Bros. comedy troupe. Died 1977.

Born 1920: Bob Montana, cartoonist, "Archie."

Born 1923: Frank Sutton, actor, Sgt. Carter on "Gomer Pyle, USMC." Died 1974.

Born 1925: Johnny Carson, stand-up comedian, TV host, writer, producer, "Who Do You Trust?" "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

1941: Walt Disney's "Dumbo" opened in U.S. movie theatres.

1956: The first videotape recording was broadcast across the United States by NBC, a tape of comedian Jonathan Winters.

Born 1959: "Weird Al" Yankovic, comedian, specializing in song parodies.

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