Sidney Reznick, a comedy writer who penned jokes for showbiz legends Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson -- not to mention presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey -- died July 24 in Los Angeles, five days before his 93rd birthday, his son reported. Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2012 One of the last surviving writers from radio and TV's Golden Age, Reznick served as a staff writer for Carson on The Tonight Show in New York and Los Angeles. He was on stage when ukulele player Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips") memorably wed Victoria Mae Budinger (aka Miss Vicki) on the late-
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- 8/1/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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