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Most in attendance remained, assuming that it was part of Shawn's act, and only began leaving after paramedics arrived. [8] A notice in the following day's San Diego Union newspaper announced that Shawn had died during the performance at the age of 63. [9]
Apr 18, 1987 · Comedian Dick Shawn died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla Friday night after apparently suffering a heart attack on stage during a performance at UC San Diego. Witnesses said Shawn,...
Dick Shawn, 57, a comic actor who appeared in the Mel Brooks comedy "The Producers," died April 17 at a hospital here after an apparent heart attack. He was stricken while performing at the...
Apr 18, 1987 · April 18, 1987. Comedian Dick Shawn dies during performance at 57. SAN DIEGO -- Dick Shawn, a versatile comedian-actor whose stage, film and television career spanned 35 years, died on...
Dick Shawn was a comedian and actor who starred in The Producers and other films and TV shows. He died of a heart attack in 1987 at the age of 63.
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Apr 18, 1987 · LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Comedian-actor Dick Shawn suffered a heart attack on stage in what his audience initially believed was part of his routine and died later at a hospital. Witnesses said...
Apr 17, 2015 · On April 17, 1987, comic actor Dick Shawn — manic, physically dexterous, unpredictable — fell to the floor during a solo performance in San Diego and never got up. At the age of 63, he had died on the job. But Shawn was sometimes so outrageous on stage that more than five minutes passed before anyone dared to check if he was still breathing.