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From left, Mr. Rickles, Frank Sinatra and the host, Johnny Carson, on “The Tonight Show” in 1976.
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Don Rickles
Died on April 6, 2017 at age 90
Mr. Rickles was the acidic stand-up comic who became world-famous not by telling jokes but by insulting his audience.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.