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  Henny Youngman Summary
Henny Youngman (Henry Youngman, March 16, 1906 - February 24, 1998) was an American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners", short simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire.
Youngman was a success, and he began a long career of stand-up, telling one-line jokes and polishing his act to razor sharpness.
Henny Youngman developed pneumonia and died at the age of 91.
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 comedycity.com tribute to Henny Youngman, 1906-1998
Youngman died in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhatten.
Youngman was born March 16, 1906, according to the Daily Almanacs, and spent seven decades of his almost 92 yearsin this world in show business with a schtick of snappy one-linersdeliver in a rapid-fire shoot-from-the-lip style.
Youngman was born in London and moved to New York with his family when he was six months old.
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 Henny Youngman
Henny Youngman, who passed away recently at the age of 91, was hailed as the King of One-Line Comedians.
Henny was one of those comedians who was as colorful off-stage as on.
Henny removed all his clothes and then marched into the ballroom, where Louis B. Mayer was staging a formal sit-down dinner for fifty couples.
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 Henny Youngman 1998 Deaths — Infoplease.com
King of the One-Liners, Youngman was known for his simple rapid-fire jokes, sometimes telling over 50 jokes in an eight minute routine.
Youngman started his career playing in clubs and speakeasies but got his big break on the Kate Smith radio show in 1937.
Henny Youngman - Henny Youngman (Henry Youngman) comedian Born: 3/16/1906 Birthplace: London, England King of the...
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 Henny Youngman
Youngman became the quintessential Catskills comedian, developing a schtick unvaried through seven decades in show business: snappy one-liners and rapid-fire jokes as likely to bring a groan as a guffaw from his audience.
Youngman grabbed an usher and told him, ``Take my wife, please.'' The comic was still using the line after his wife died in 1987 at age 82.
Youngman played legendary halls long since reduced to memories: the Fox and the Paramount in Brooklyn, the Latin Quarter and the Yacht Club in Manhattan, the Persian Room in the Plaza Hotel.
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 Bio for Henny Youngman on MSN Movies
Although the patented machine-gun patter of comedian Henny Youngman bears unmistakable traces of the Lower East Side, Youngman was actually born in the Jewish ghetto of Liverpool, England.
A peripatetic TV guest star, Youngman settled down long enough to co-star with Rocky Graziano in the erratically scheduled 1955 variety series The Henny and Rocky Show, and was a regular on the Joey and Ray Heatherton summer-replacement weekly Joey and Dad (1975).
An indefatigable joke machine, Henny Youngman is the author of ten books, the first of which was titled -- you guessed it -- Take My Wife, Please.
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 Henny Youngman's Humor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Youngman, King of the one-liners, was 91 years old when he died.
Youngman died of complications from the flu at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, He became the quintessential Catskills comedian, developing a routine unvaried through seven decades: snappy one-liners and rapid-fire jokes as likely to bring a groan as a guffaw from his audience.
Youngman appeared in countless clubs from the Catskills to the Palladium in London, from Atlantic City, N.J., to Las Vegas and most points in between while working more than 200 shows per year into his 70s.
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 Henny Youngman Photos - Henny Youngman News - Henny Youngman Information
Henny Youngman's 999 Greatest One-Liners (1994), and Henny Youngman's Big Book of Insults: More Than 300 Slights, Snubs, and Offensive Remarks from the King of the One-Liners (1995).
Henny Youngman: I was so ugly when I was born that the doctor slapped my mother.
Henny Youngman; Connie Haines; Carlos Ramirez; Jimmy Braddock; Peter Donald
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 Comedy College: Lessons in Laughter - Henny Youngman
Henny was born in England – a temporary stop for his parents who had fled Russia and were on their way to America.
Young Henny foraged the streets for pieces of coal that fell from delivery wagons and he made a few pennies that way.
He had his own group and called the band “Hen Youngman and his Syncopaters.” He wasn’t making a lot of money so he moonlighted as a summons server.
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 Henny Youngman — FactMonster.com
King of the one-liner, Youngman was best known for his line, “Take my wife…please!
Youngman was first a standup comedian, but acted in several movies, often playing himself as in
Henny Youngman Biography (Comedian) - Biography of Henny Youngman, The guy who said "Take my wife -- please!"
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 Henny Youngman : The Best of the Worst of Henny Youngman - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Despite the self-deprecating title, this is Henny simply doing what he truly does best: one quick one-liner after another.
The barbecue theme that seems to run throughout the first half of this album (originally issued on vinyl on the tiny Cetron label) emanates from the fact that this is a partial reissue of A Little Barbecue on the Side, an album Henny released on his own Youngman label.
As tired as these jokes are, they still work, and Youngman's delivery is flawless throughout.
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 Henny Youngman at AllExperts
Henny Youngman (Henry Youngman, March 16, 1906 - February 24, 1998) was a British born American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners", short simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire.
He'd consult the daily directory in the lobby and find a party—usually a Bar Mitzvah reception — and he would go up to the room and ask to speak to whoever was paying for the affair.
He made a few recordings, most notablyThe Primitive Side of Henny Youngman, recorded in St. Louisand released in l959 on the NRC label.
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 Henny Youngman Interview with Don Swaim
Henny Youngman had been doing comedy for nearly fifty years when he came to talk with Don Swaim in this 1983 interview.
Youngman was known as the king of the one-liner and telling jokes was his way of doing some good in the world.
Youngman started his career as a fiddle player in a band, performing stand-up on the side.
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 Henny Youngman St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Perhaps no comedian better understood the great truism among comedians that,; regardless of the time devoted to working on an act and the energy put into a stage performance, a comic's material is the key to success or failure, than the "King of the One-Liners," Henny Youngman.
Born on March 16, 1906,; in England to Russian Jewish immigrants who later settled in New York, Henry Youngman harbored dreams of entering show business from an early age.
By the mid-1920s, the group became a regular presence in the "Borscht Belt"--an area in the Catskill Mountains filled with private summer resorts that catered to a predominantly Jewish clientele.
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 Henny Youngman - AOL Music
Henny Youngman; I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places.
Henny Youngman; My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses.
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 Henny Youngman - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Youngman, despite all the jokes about his wife, had a happy marriage that only ended when Sadie died in 1987.
She supported him for years during the lean times, and he was always quick to let others know of his gratitude and devotion to her.
The comedic legend died in 1998 at the age of 92 of complications from the flu.
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 Amazon.com: The Best of the Worst of Henny Youngman: Music: Henny Youngman   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I first saw Henny Youngman in the movie 'Amazon women on the moon', where he plays one of a number of comedians telling jokes at a funeral.
The late Henny Youngman delighted audiences for more than 50 years with his one-liners and jokes.
This CD is a prime example of the charm and warmth of one of the greatest comedians of the vaudevillian school of humor.
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 The World's Worst Jokes -- Henny Youngman
"Take my wife - please!" Henny Youngman, the king of one-liners, brings you a classic collection of jokes.
He also includes a variety of anecdotes featuring the great names in show business, adding even more zest to this recording.
Ranging from funny bone ticklers to groaners, these jokes and stories are delivered the way only Henny Youngman can.
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 Henny Youngman - Photos, Bio and News for Henny Youngman | TVGuide.com
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 Henny Youngman Quotes
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 Amazon.com: Henny Youngman Himself: Music: Henny Youngman   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 HENNY YOUNGMAN Books, Book Price Comparison at 130 bookstores
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 Henny Youngman: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Henny Youngman: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
The Best of the Worst of Henny Youngman (1997)
Don Rickles was the ultimate put-down artist, comedy's unquestioned master of the insult.
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 Henny Youngman Quotes
Quotes By author - Starting with H - Henny Youngman
She's a big-hearted girl with hips to match.
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 Quote Details: Henny Youngman: I once wanted to... - The Quotations Page
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I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.
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In high school football, the coach kept me on the bench all year.
On the last game of the season, the crowd was yelling, "We want Youngman!
A little Jewish Grandma is at the Florida coast with her little Jewish Grandson.
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Famous quotes by comic and funny man Henny Youngman
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places.
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 McSweeney's Internet Tendency: If Henny Youngman Had Played Hamlet.
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 Tiny Toon Adventures: Henny Youngman Day Episode Trivia - TV.com
Red Robin is a parody of Robin Williams.
The hidden credit is actually Henny Youngman's putdowns (his top 4).
Films you would like to see parodied here.
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 VH1.com : Henny Youngman : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
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For a comedian renowned as the King of One-liners, Youngman has had a scant recording history.
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 Henny Youngman
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 Henny Youngman - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Creative Quotations from Henny Youngman (1906-1998)
A little candlelight dinner, soft music and dancing.
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