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   Dec 8, 2015 · From there, though, the TV guest spots kept coming: Dean Martin, the Smothers Brothers, the Lennon Sisters, Steve Allen, Joey Bishop, Tom Jones. They all booked David Frye,...

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2. www.nytimes.com › 2011/01/29 › artsDavid Frye, Perfectly Clear Nixon Parodist, Is Dead at 77 ...

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   Jan 29, 2011 · At the Village Gate, where he was filling in for a regular in early 1966, talent scouts saw his Bobby Kennedy imitation and booked him on “The Merv Griffin Show.” Soon he was appearing on “The...

3. www.reddit.com › r › AskHistoriansWhat do historians think of David Frye's book Walls?

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   What do historians think of David Frye's book Walls? The topic seemed really interesting to me so I checked it out from my library, read the intro and was confused by somethings: Intro consistently uses the word "barbarians" to describe nomadic or pastoral people, I thought that word was not used in modern historical scholarship because of the ...

4. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › david_fryeComic impressionist used Nixon as object of his satire

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   Jan 30, 2011 · David Frye, who became one of the country's most popular comic satirists with his realistic and caustic impressions of President Richard M. Nixon and other political figures, died Jan. 24 in...

5. recentlybooked.com › VA › WinchesterDAVID ANTHONY FRYE - Recently Booked

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   1 day ago · Charge Code: PRB4850F9. Charge Description: PROBATION VIOLATION-FELONY. ** This post is showing arrest information only. This information does not infer or imply guilt of any actions or activity other than their arrest. Tweet. DAVID ANTHONY FRYE was booked on 11/1/2024 in Winchester County, Virginia. He was charged with PROBATION VIOLATION-FELONY.

6. ew.com › article › 2011/01/29David Frye, Nixon impressionist, dies at 77

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   Jan 30, 2011 · He recorded four comedy albums in the early ’70s, including I Am the President (1970); Radio Free Nixon and Richard Nixon Superstar (1971); and Richard Nixon: A Fantasy (1973). Nixon’s ...

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   Who is David Frye?

   • Instead, they’re channeling David Frye (1933-2011), an impressionist whose definitive portrayal of Nixon proved to be both his creative peak and his eventual undoing. The man who would be more Richard Nixon than even Nixon himself was born David Shapiro in Brooklyn on November 21, 1933, as America was mired in the worst of the Great Depression.

   I Am the President: The Rise and Fall of David Frye - Vulture

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   Did David Frye ever get famous?

   • He recorded the comedy albums “David Frye Presents the Great Debate” (1980) and “Clinton: An Oral History” (1998). But he never enjoyed anything approaching the fame that the Johnson and Nixon years had given him. He could see the end quite clearly.

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   Are Richard Nixon and David Frye synonymous?

   • In the minds of the public, Richard Nixon and David Frye had unfairly become synonymous. When we were done with the former, we were done with the latter, too. David last appeared on The Tonight Show in October 1974, two months after Nixon’s resignation. After that, he was gone for good from late night television.

   I Am the President: The Rise and Fall of David Frye - Vulture

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   What did David Frye look like before he became president?

   • Even in those early days, though, before he morphed into America’s weirdest, saddest president for a living, David Frye was an unlikely candidate for mega-stardom. He was short (5’4”) and pudgy and wore his dark hair practically lacquered to his skull. His nose was long and bulbous, and his intense eyes were ringed with dark circles.

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   How did David Frye die?

   • David Frye died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Las Vegas on January 24, 2011. A lifelong bachelor, Frye was survived only by his sister, Ruth. A sympathetic New York Times obituary dug up a quote Frye had given to Time back in 1974: “It’s a weird feeling, knowing that you can lose the guts of your act at any time.”

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   Who is David Frye in The Amorous Busboy?

   • The David Frye who emerges in The Amorous Busboy is a morbid, joyless careerist. A consistent theme that emerges when Frye’s name is brought up is that, for a supposed comedian, the man had very little facility for conversation and was heavily reliant on others to come up with funny things for him to say.

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8. www.rutlandherald.com › news › david-frye-perfectlyDavid Frye, perfectly clear Nixon parodist, dies at 77

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   Jan 29, 2011 · At the Village Gate, where he was filling in for a regular in early 1966, talent scouts saw his Bobby Kennedy imitation and booked him on The Merv Griffin Show. Soon he was appearing on The Leslie Uggams Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Tonight Show.