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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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