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Just days after his 65th birthday, groundbreaking comedian Richard Pryor died Saturday of a heart attack. Pryor, who had been ill with multiple sclerosis, died at Encino Hospital near Los Angeles at 7:58 a.m. PT. Jennifer Lee Pryor tried to revive him at their home before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, she said ... more from CNN.com
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i liked him. i have most of his movies. one of my favorites with him was Brewster's Millions (1985) with john candy (another great one lost)
"One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
Columbo moments...
"Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
"You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
(An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)
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He certainly made people laugh and left them entertained.I have to agree with Lt here and vote for none of the above.He will be missed.
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lol, "none of the above" forgot about that
"One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
Columbo moments...
"Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
"You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
(An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)
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I didn't know about his help with the Blazing Saddles script but among my favourite memories are his films with Gene Wilder, Silver Streak and See No Evil, Hear No Evil.This isn't a learning curve ... this is b****y mountaineering!Comment
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also i thought stir crazy, gene in there too
"One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
Columbo moments...
"Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
"You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
(An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)
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