December 8

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1894: James Thurber, cartoonist, humorist, playwright, "The Male Animal," "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "My World and Welcome to It." Died 1961.

Born 1894: Elzie Segar, "Popeye" cartoonist. Died 1938.

Born 1907: Frank Faylen, actor, "It's a Wonderful Life," "Francis," Herbert T. Gillis on "The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis," The Monkey's Uncle," "Fluffy," "That Girl," "Funny Girl." Died 1985.

Born 1925: Sammy Davis, Jr., dancer, vocalist, actor, "Sergeants 3," "Robin and the 7 Hoods," "Salt and Pepper," "Sweet Charity," "Poor Devil," "The Cannonball Run." Died 1990.

Born 1933: Flip Wilson, stand-up comedian, actor, "The Flip Wilson Show," "Uptown Saturday Night." Died 1998.

Born 1953: Kim Basinger, actress, "The Man Who Loved Women" (1983), "Blind Date," "Nadine," "My Stepmother Is an Alien," "The Marrying Man," "Cool World," "Wayne's World 2."

Born 1953: Sam Kinison, stand-up comedian, actor, "Back to School," "Charlie Hoover." Died 1992.

1980: Berkeley Breathed's "Bloom County" comic strip debuted in newspapers.

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