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R.I.P. Anne Meara
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/anne-meara-dead-jerry-stiller-ben-stiller-1201504499/Anne Meara, the Emmy- and Tony-nominated comedian long paired personally and professionally with Jerry Stiller and the mother of actor-director Ben Stiller, died Saturday, her husband and son told the Associated Press. She was 85.
No further details have been revealed. A statement released to the AP said Jerry Stiller was Meara’s “husband and partner in life.”
“The two were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long,” the statement said.
Stiller and Meara were a top comedy act in the 1960s, appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” some 36 times. Meara and Stiller were members of the improv group the Compass Players, which later became Second City...
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Stiller and Meara. I loved them on the "Ed Sullivan Show"! They were so cool!
Rest in peace, dear lady! You put smiles on millions of faces!
She was an accomplished dramatic actress as well as a comedian.
