Jonathan Winters passed 11 years ago
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I used to revel in his antics as a character actor on television when I was a much younger man. He could phase through character after character while being interviewed.
His performance spheres included characters, improv, — and his spots on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show became the stuff of comedic legend.
Jonathan Harshman Winters III was born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. He married Eileen Schauder and they had two children.
He served in the US Marine Corps from 1943 through 1946 and attained the rank of corporal. He passed on this day in 2013 at Montecito, California at age 87 of natural causes having an active career from 1949 until his death.
He received many awards for his work over the course of his career but I feel that the esteem of his audience is the grandest testament to that who he was, the consumate comedic professional.
There have been many others who have come and gone and others who likewise were great at their crafts but none surpassed Jonathan Winters for versatility and downright funniness at every turn.
I hope he and Robin Williams are in the eternity sharing a few memories and laughs.
Rest in peace.
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