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Al Gordon, Skit Writer for Benny and Burnett, Dies at 89

2012-05-27T03:07:38+0000

Mr. Gordon also came up with jokes for the Smothers Brothers, Flip Wilson and Carol Channing.


Bob Burnett, 71, Performer in the Original Highwaymen, Dies

2011-12-10T05:36:18+0000

Mr. Burnett, known for his smooth tenor, was one of the founding members of the folk-revival group the Highwaymen.


James E. Burnett Jr. Dies at 62; Led Safety Board in 1980s

2010-05-18T21:43:20+0000

A former judge in Arkansas, Mr. Burnett led campaigns against drunken driving and drug and alcohol use by railroad workers.


Harvey Korman of 'Carol Burnett show' dies at 81

2008-05-30T05:00:00+0000

Harvey Korman, the award-winning comedic actor who rose to fame playing second banana to Carol Burnett on her television variety series and who starred in hit movies like "Blazing Saddles" and "High Anxiety," died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 81.


Harvey Korman of ‘Burnett Show’ Dies at 81

2008-05-30T04:00:00+0000

Mr. Korman won four Emmys for his contributions to “The Carol Burnett Show” and was seen to hilarious effect on the big screen in “Blazing Saddles.”


Paid Notice: Deaths BURNETT, WILLIAM O.

2006-11-13T05:00:00+0000

BURNETT--William O., 75, a resident of Stamford, CT, quietly passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease on the day of his 75th birthday, at the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield, CT, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on November 14th at 10 AM at St. John's Episcopal Church, 628 Main Street, Stamford, CT. Burial will follow at The Woodland Cemetery in Stamford. Friends may call at the Bouton-Reynolds Funeral Home, 2900 Summer Street, Stamford, CT on Monday ...


Paid Notice: Deaths BURNETT, ROBERT D.

2006-03-30T05:00:00+0000

BURNETT--Robert D. The New York Times records with deep sorrow the passing of Robert D. Burnett, associated with The Times from December 1939 until retiring in October 1974.


Paid Notice: Deaths RUSSELL, JOHN BURNETT

2005-07-22T05:00:00+0000

RUSSELL--John Burnett. Chapel Hill, NC, 82, on July 19, 2005. Former president of Burlington Industries International and chairman of Dan River International. He graduated from Pomfret School and in 1945 from Yale University. He served two years in the Navy during WW II and was awarded Man of the Year from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1976. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Cynthia Lee, five children, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service w ...


Paid Notice: Deaths RUSSELL, JOHN BURNETT

2005-07-21T05:00:00+0000

RUSSELL--John Burnett. Chapel Hill, NC, 82, on July 19, 2005. Former president of Burlington Industries International and chairman of Dan River International. He graduated from Pomfret School and in 1945 from Yale University. He served two years in the Navy during WW II and was awarded Man of the Year from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1976. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Cynthia Lee, five children, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service w ...


Paid Notice: Deaths RUSSELL, JOHN BURNETT

2005-07-20T05:00:00+0000

RUSSELL--John Burnett. Chapel Hill, NC, 82, on July 19, 2005. Former president of Burlington Industries International and chairman of Dan River International. He graduated from Pomfret School and in 1945 from Yale University. He served two years in the Navy during WW II and was awarded Man of the Year from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1976. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Cynthia Lee, five children, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service w ...



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