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Corey was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson during the late 1960s and early 1970s. [5] When the publicity-shy Thomas Pynchon won the National Book Award Fiction Citation for Gravity's Rainbow in 1974, he asked Corey to accept it on his behalf. [9]
“Professor” Irwin Corey, the wild-haired comic who billed himself as “The World’s Foremost Authority” and proceeded to amuse and confuse his audiences with his patented stream of...
Corey's only appearance on the show.
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Feb 7, 2017 · “Professor” Irwin Corey, the classic comedian billed as the World’s Foremost Authority, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. He was 102. The centenarian funnyman was known for a decidedly weird routine.
Feb 7, 2017 · "Professor" Irwin Corey, the classic comedian billed as the World's Foremost Authority, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Manhattan, New York. He was 102.
- July 29, 1914
- February 6, 2017
Television was another natural medium for the professor, and he appeared as a regular on The Jackie Gleason Show (1952) and also made the rounds of the talk show circuit of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, appearing with 'Steve Allen', Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin, and Mike Douglas.
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Feb 7, 2017 · Comedian Irwin Corey was known for his long-running act as "The World's Foremost Authority." He is pictured here in the 1970s. Corey died at the age of 102.
