American comedian and actress.
Born June 28th, 1946 in Detroit.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
On May 20th, 1989, beloved actress, comedian, and writer Gilda Radner died at the age of 42 due to ovarian cancer. Radner is remembered for her comedic roles on Saturday Night Live, her Broadway performance in the hit show “Laughing All the Way”, her long-running one-woman show “Gilda Live”, and her film debut in “Honeysuckle Rose”. Radner first rose to fame as an original cast member of the TV program Saturday Night Live; her signature characters included the nerdRoseanne Roseannadanna and the giddy Baba Wawa. Drawing inspiration from her years spent in Second City Improv gr
Born June 8th, 1933 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 81 years old
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner