Jonathan Winters, genius improv and comic, has died
April 12, 2013 10:20 AM Subscribe
He died of natural causes. "I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
This post was deleted for the following reason: Sad news, but maybe someone can take a little more time and put together a more comprehensive post about him. -- cortex
I will ., but Jonathan Winters deserves a better FPP than this.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 10:23 AM on April 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 10:23 AM on April 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
I don't think Maude Frickert would let this stop her.
posted by ardgedee at 10:24 AM on April 12, 2013
posted by ardgedee at 10:24 AM on April 12, 2013
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posted by cnanderson at 10:25 AM on April 12, 2013
posted by cnanderson at 10:25 AM on April 12, 2013
I know he deserves better, but I just wanted to get the news out. Sorry for my lameness. Here he is on Jack Parr.
posted by old_growler at 10:25 AM on April 12, 2013
posted by old_growler at 10:25 AM on April 12, 2013
Has anyone told his father, Mork?
posted by jonmc at 10:27 AM on April 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jonmc at 10:27 AM on April 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
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posted by magstheaxe at 10:29 AM on April 12, 2013
posted by magstheaxe at 10:29 AM on April 12, 2013
> I know he deserves better, but I just wanted to get the news out.
He'll still be dead a half hour hence.
posted by ardgedee at 10:31 AM on April 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
He'll still be dead a half hour hence.
posted by ardgedee at 10:31 AM on April 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
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posted by Samuel Farrow at 10:31 AM on April 12, 2013
posted by Samuel Farrow at 10:31 AM on April 12, 2013
His comedy was truly so much stranger than most people realized.
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posted by benito.strauss at 10:32 AM on April 12, 2013
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posted by benito.strauss at 10:32 AM on April 12, 2013
jonmc: I'm hoping that one news outlet will have a M&M fan brave enough to use a picture of a fetus as Jonathan Winters.
posted by dr_dank at 10:33 AM on April 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by dr_dank at 10:33 AM on April 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
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