On this day, December 1, 1923, 100 years ago today, actor and comic Dick Shawn was born.

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Wikipedia confirms the birth date and the circumstances of his death.

Dick Shawn

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Death

On April 17, 1987, during a performance at University of California, San Diego's Mandeville Hall, Shawn suffered a heart attack and collapsed face-down on the stage. The audience initially assumed that it was part of his act. After he had remained motionless for several minutes, a stage hand examined him and asked if a physician was present.

After CPR had been initiated, the audience was asked to leave the auditorium. Most in attendance remained, assuming that it was part of Shawn's act, and only began leaving after paramedics arrived. A notice in the following day's San Diego Union newspaper announced that Shawn had died during the performance at the age of 63. Shawn was interred at Hillside Memorial Park, a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California.

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Actor/comic Dick Shawn was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 1, 1923. Remembered in films as "Sylvester" in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) & as the hippie/actor in The Producers (1968). Passed in 1987 (age 63) #heart-attack, collapsing face-down,while performing on stage. #RIP #GoneTooSoon

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Fri Dec 2, 2022: On December 1, 1923, actor and comic Dick Shawn was born.

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1. He was the funniest part of that already hilarious movie

“I’m coming mama!”

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2. I bought the DVD a couple of weeks ago. And good morning. NT

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3. I found an extended cut a few years ago

Don't remember much difference except that Buster Keaton had a cameo.

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4. Mine is the 161-minute version, copyrighted 2006.

Goodwilll had it for fifty cents, a real no-brainer.

I was aware when I bought it that a longer version was released later on.

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5. May he continue to R.I.P.