October 29

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1891: Fanny Brice, comic, singer, actress, radio star as "Baby Snooks." Her story is the basis for the Barbra Streisand Broadway musical-comedy and film "Funny Girl" and its sequel, "Funny Lady." Died 1951.

• "The New York Times" obituary

Born 1921: Bill Mauldin, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, best known for his editorial coverage of World War II through the eyes of "Willie and Joe." Died 2003.

• Bill Mauldin Resources

Born 1947: Richard Dreyfuss, Academy Award-winning actor, "American Graffiti," "Jaws," "The Goodbye Girl."

Born 1971: Winona Ryder, actress, "Edward Scissorhands," "Mr. Deeds."

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