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Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.

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Flip Wilson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1933
Born: December 8
Died: 1998
Died: November 26
Actor
Comedian
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Jersey City
New Jersey
Clerow Wilson Jr.
Humor
Dead
Fun
Funny
Thing
Things
Earnest

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