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Death. He suffered a fatal heart attack on Sunday, November 23, 1958, at age 54, during a roast in honor of actress/comedienne Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. After Einstein delivered his monologue, emcee Art Linkletter remarked, "Every time he finishes, I ask myself, why isn't he on the air in a prime time?"
Dec 2, 2018 · In between laughter, the pulmotor machine was heard in the background. Martin’s choice was ironically fitting. Doctors tried in vain for two hours to resuscitate the beloved comedian but Einstein was pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m. on Nov. 24. The cause of death was a massive heart attack.
- William Delong
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Harry Einstein, the "Parkyakarkus" comedian of the Eddie Cantor radio show in the Nineteen Thirties, died backstage early today of a heart attack suffered...
Sep 4, 2019 · One of the most famous onstage deaths chronicled belongs to dialect comedian Harry “Parkyakarkas” Einstein, the father of Albert Brooks and Bob “Super Dave” Einstein.
- Donald Liebenson
Harry Einstein, known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became famous as the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus on the Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson radio programs, and later on a program of his own. He appeared in eleven films from 1936 to 1945. He was also the ...
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Harry Einstein, 54, known professionally as Parkyakarkus, comedian, writer, character actor and performer in musicals, radio, cafes and video, died of a fatal heart attack on Nov. 24, 1958 after a monologue at the Friars Club testimonial dinner for Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Nov 24, 2008 · Comedian Harry Einstein, 53, known as Parkyakarkus, collapses moments after finishing what Friars Club members said was "the most hilarious speech of his career" during a tribute to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (Note: The runover page wasn’t microfilmed, so we don’t have the rest of the story).
