Norm Crosby
Norman Lawrence Crosby (born September 15, 1927 in Dorchester , Boston , Massachusetts ; † November 7, 2020 in Los Angeles , California ), often also called The Master of Malaprop ( German : Master of Malapropism ), was a sometimes with the Borscht Belt related American comedian .
Life
His father was John Crosby and his mother Ann Lansky.
In 1968, he co- hosted NBC 's The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show . In 1974 he co-hosted the Canadian television series Everything Goes . From 1978 to 1981, Crosby hosted the nationally broadcast series The Comedy Shop , also known as Norm Crosby Comedy Shop . From 1983, Crosby co-hosted the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon annual benefit concert . It has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6560 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.
He married Joan Crane Foley on November 1, 1966 and has two sons with her.
literature
- Ronald L. Smith : Who's Who in Comedy , p. 124. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 .
Web links
- Norm Crosby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview 2010 (English)
- photo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pat Saperstein: Norm Crosby, Comedian Who Was Master of Malaprops, Dies at 93. In: Variety. November 8, 2020, accessed November 8, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ a b c Norm Crosby on the Notable Names Database (NNDB) page
- ↑ Barbara Feldon Guest on Phyllis Diller Show. Retrieved November 2, 2012 .
- ^ From the Music Capitals of the World. Retrieved November 2, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crosby, Norm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crosby, Norman Lawrence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dorchester , Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 2020 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |