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Colleagues Honor Bob Newhart
Colleagues Honor
Bob Newhart

Colleagues Honor Bob Newhart

Comedian has died at age 94

(Newser) - Bill Prady, co-creator of The Big Bang, posted that it's "hard to explain how important Bob Newhart was to every comedian and comedy writer who came after him." But he tried, as did others in the industry who paid tribute to the comedian after his death Thursday...

Bob Newhart Is Dead at 94
Bob Newhart
Is Dead at 94
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Bob Newhart Is Dead at 94

A comedy legend is gone

(Newser) - Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at age 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses, per...

Ginnie Newhart Had an Idea for Ending Husband's Series

Bob Newhart's wife suggested the celebrated dream finale

(Newser) - Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his Newhart series, has died. She was 82 and died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long illness, the AP reports. The couple recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The Newharts...

Suzanne Pleshette Dead
Suzanne Pleshette Dead

Suzanne Pleshette Dead

Arresting actress won America's heart as witty wife on 'Bob Newhart Show'

(Newser) - Actress Suzanne Pleshette, best known for her role as a sardonic wife in the long-running hit TV series “The Bob Newhart Show,” died today at her home in Los Angeles, AP reports. She was 70, and had been treated for lung cancer. The arresting, intelligent actress  with the...

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