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On December 1, 1923, actor and comic Dick Shawn was born.
Actor/comic Dick Shawn was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 1, 1923. Remembered in films as "Sylvester" in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) & as the hippie/actor in The Producers (1968). Passed in 1987 (age 63) #heart-attack, collapsing face-down,while performing on stage. #RIP #GoneTooSoon
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