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Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86
Posted on 06/23/2009
Ed McMahon, the loyal Tonight Show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny! for 30 years, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86. Publicist Howard Bragman says McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family. Bragman didn’t give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a multitude of health problems the last few months.
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 FILE - In this May 22, 1992 file photo, Ed McMahon, left, shakes hands with talk show host Johnny Carson, during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif. McMahon has died at a . . . |
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Posted by: Lando Lincoln | Jun 23, 2009
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