Actor, playwright Joseph Bologna dies at 82

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Aug 14 2017, 1:53 pm ET

Joseph Bologna, Actor and Playwright Known for ‘My Favorite Year,’ Dies at 82

by Variety

LOS ANGELES — Joseph Bologna, an actor, writer, and director known for his role in 1982's "My Favorite Year" and for his long collaboration on stage and screen with wife Renee Taylor, has died after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82.

Bologna died Sunday morning at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif. Just last month, Bologna attended a 35th anniversary screening of "My Favorite Year" in Los Angeles. Bologna played the explosive TV star King Kaiser in the backstage comedy inspired by Mel Brooks' experiences as a young TV writer on Sid Caesar's legendary "Your Show of Shows." ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...wright-known-my-favorite-year-dies-82-n792486

 

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‘My Favorite Year’ actor Joe Bologna dies at 82

Associated Press Published 11:46 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2017 | Updated 2:08 p.m. ET Aug. 14, 2017

Los Angeles* — Joe Bologna, the actor, director and writer known for his role in the 1982 film comedy “My Favorite Year,” died Sunday. He was 82.

Bologna died in the Los Angeles area after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager Matt Sherman told The Associated Press...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2017/08/14/obit-joe-bologna/104588566/