1998 Robert Merrill, songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76
1998 Bob Merrill, songwriter, Funny Girl, dies at 76
1998 "Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform
1996 "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances
1995 Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83
1994 Jule Styne, Broadway composer (Gypsy, Funny Girl), dies at 88
1981 Billy [William] Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies
1978 Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
1972 "Funny Thing Happened..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 156 performances
1972 "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 156 performances
1968 "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand premieres
1967 "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances
1965 "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway
1964 "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances
1964 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances
1963 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win
1962 "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances
1955 Rita Rudner, comedienne, Funny People
1954 Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor, Funny Man
1945 Michelle Angelo, born in Kingsville, Texas, actress, Funny Girl
1927 George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in New York City
1927 John Harold Kander, composer, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer
1922 Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened
1912 Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny
1898 Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side
1891 Leslie Lincoln Henson, actor, Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey
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