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Comedian Gilda Radner was one of the original cast members of the comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Her characters on that show included the goofy Roseanne Roseannadana and the crotchety news
commentator Emily Litella. As did many other SNL members, Radner got her comedy start with the
Second City comedy improv group. She later married comic actor Gene Wilder.
Radner wrote a book, It's Always Something, about her battle against cancer. She died
of ovarian cancer in 1989, and her name continues to be associated with research and support
groups for the disease.
Born: 28 June 1946 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: 20 May 1989 buried at Long Ridge Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut
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