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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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