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Irwin Corey performing in 1966. An admirer, the critic Kenneth Tynan, called him "Chaplin's clown with a college education."
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Irwin Corey
Died on February 6, 2017 at age 102
Mr. Corey, the cunningly befuddled comedian, spent more than 70 years perfecting his portrayal of “the world’s foremost authority.”
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.