Overview
Date of Death:
20 May 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA (ovarian cancer)
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Mini Biography:
Radner was one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century, ranked...
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Trivia:
Gene Wilder and Gilda's cancer psychotherapist, Joanna Bull, established...
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy.
Another
1 win
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3 nominations
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Filmography
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) (writer: "I Love to Be Unhappy")
- Haunted Honeymoon (1986) (performer: "Always in All Ways", "Ballin' the Jack")
- Gilda Live (1980) (performer: "Let's Talk Dirty to the Animals", "The Audition/I Love to Be Unhappy", "Don Kirshner/Rhonda Weiss Introduction/Go...", "If You Look Close/Gimme Mick", "Emily Litella", "Roseanne Roseannadanna", "Honey (Touch Me With My Clothes On)")
- "Saturday Night Live" (9 episodes, 1976-1978)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt (1978) TV episode (performer: "Mr. Mike & Tina Turner Review")
- Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (1977) TV episode (performer: "Rickey Rat")
- Ray Charles (1977) TV episode (performer: "What'd I Say", "I Can't Stop loving You")
- Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (1977) TV episode (performer: "Video Vixens")
- Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977) TV episode (performer: "Look for the Union Label")
(4 more) - Things We Did Last Summer (1977) (TV) (performer: "Things We Did Last Summer")
... aka Saturday Night Live: Things We Did Last Summer (Australia)
Additional Details
Other Works:
The now legendary early 1970s Toronto production of "Godspell" with Victor Garber, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, and Dave Thomas in the cast, and Paul Shaffer on keyboards. Played the role originated by Gilmer McCormick.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 1 Print Biography | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial
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