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    Jonathan Winters

    American comedian, actor, artist

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  2. United States. United States Marine Corps. Jonathan Harshman Winters (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and television.

  3. The real Jonathan Winters was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 11, 1925. After attending public school in Springfield, he joined the Marine Corps at the age of seventeen. After serving two-and-a-half years in the South Pacific, he returned to Ohio and attended Kenyon College.

    • Mel Brooks. Before he was one of Hollywood’s most famous actors and comedians, Mel Brooks served in the US Army. In early 1944, while a senior at Eastern District High School, Brooks took the Army General Classification Test (AGCT), after which he was sent to the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), learning horseback riding, electrical engineering and saber fighting.
    • Sid Caesar. While the exact date of his enlistment varies, depending on the source, what is certain is that Sid Caesar served with the US Coast Guard during World War II.
    • Buddy Hackett. Before he was making audiences laugh, actor and comedian Buddy Hackett was just a youngster from Brooklyn. He suffered from Bell’s palsy as a child, the lingering effects of which left him with his distinctive facial expression and slurred speech, but didn’t let it stop him from pursuing his dreams in the entertainment industry.
    • Richard Pryor. Richard Pryor‘s time in the US Army wasn’t easy. He served between 1958-60, at a time when racial tensions in the country were nearing their boiling point, meaning he was subject to constant discrimination.
  4. Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) Jonathan Winters passed away of natural causes at his Montecito, California home at 6:45 p.m. PDT on April 11, 2013, surrounded by family and friends.

  5. Mar 27, 2024 · He served in the military for over 15 years. In the Navy for the first ten years, where he was Master at Arms during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He then moved to the Army, transferring to the Blue to Green program, where he became an MP for his final five years of service during Operation Iraq Freedom, where he received ...

  6. May 18, 2021 · Jonathan Winters Winters dropped out of high school in 1942 to join the Marine Corps. He served two-and-a-half years in the Pacific Theater, notably on board the aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme...

  7. Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist. Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy...

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