[Buckeye McFrog]

Hate to say this, but he died in 1974. I have to wonder how many people younger than me even remember who he was?

[onyx]

I have no idea.
He was old when I was young.

[fhayek]

Yeah. Wildly famous one day, virtually forgotten a generation later. I tried to explain to my kids who Sid Caeser was, and it was hopeless. They don't understand that in an era when there was only two or three channels, and homes only had one TV, there were a few programs that everyone watched. My kids will not watch an old movie or TV program if it is in black and white. They miss a lot of good stuff.

[llevrok]

I have to wonder how many people younger than me even remember who he was?

"I'm thinking. I'M THINKING!!"

[driftless2]

"Benny"

Around 1997 I was talking to a young co-worker about movies and tv. I mentioned John Belushi. She asked me who he was. I began to wonder if any of the young people ever heard of or liked comedians much older than themselves.

As children from the fifties and sixties, we loved Jack Benny, Red Skelton, The Stooges, and any other comedians who made us laugh. The people we laughed at didn't have to be close to our age. Funny was funny.