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Gilda Radner
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Actor Born: June 28, 1946 in Detroit, MI Death: May 20, 1989 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:At the height of her "Saturday Night Live" fame, "Gilda Radner" was characterized by one publication as "America's Sweetheart." Few performers, comic or otherwise, have so richly deserved this appellation. Born in Detroit to a well-to-do Jewish family, Radner forsook the usual social whirl attending girls of her background and opted for a career in comedy. After attending the University of Michigan, Radner joined the Toronto Second City improvisational troupe, where she worked for the first time with "John Belushi", later one of her best friends and most frequent collaborators. Radner and Belushi moved to New York when they were selected to perform on The National Lampoon Radio Hour and in the popular stage production The National Lampoon Show. Along with several other "Lampooners," Radner was chosen by producer "Lorne Michaels" as a member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the NBC comedy... Full Biography
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