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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_FryeDavid Frye - Wikipedia

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   David Shapiro (November 21, 1933 – January 24, 2011) was an American comedian, specializing in comic imitations of famous political figures, most of whom were based on notable Americans, including former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey, Spiro Agnew, and Nelson Rockefeller, and Senator Bobby ...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stephen_FryStephen Fry - Wikipedia

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   Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English and Austrian actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He first came to prominence as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993).

3. www.vulture.com › 2015 › 12I Am the President: The Rise and Fall of David Frye - Vulture

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   Dec 8, 2015 · David Frye died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Las Vegas on January 24, 2011. A lifelong bachelor, Frye was survived only by his sister, Ruth.

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

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   Jan 29, 2011 · His L.B.J., with a lugubrious hound-dog face and a Texas twang rich in slushy “s” sounds, became a trademark, as did his bouncy Hubert Humphrey. But it was Nixon who made his career. Shoulders...

5. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesDavid Frye, mimic who used Nixon as object of satire, dies at 76

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   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...

6. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesDavid Frye dies at 77; impressionist and satirist skewered ...

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   Jan 30, 2011 · David Frye, whose impressions of Presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson and other prominent political figures vaulted him to popularity in the 1960s and ‘70s, has died. He was 77. Frye...

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   Who was David Frye?

   • David Frye, whose wicked send-ups of political figures like Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey and, above all, Richard M. Nixon, made him one of the most popular comedians in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died on Monday in Las Vegas, where he lived. He was 77.

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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.”

   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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   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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   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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8. www.cbc.ca › news › entertainmentComedian David Frye dies at 77 | CBC News

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   Jan 30, 2011 · Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said Saturday that Frye died of cardiopulmonary arrest at his home on Monday. Frye's sister, Ruth Welch of Boynton Beach, Fla., said he was a genius, who began...