Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies
Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies: "LOS ANGELES -- Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, died Saturday. He was 65.
Pryor died shortly before 8 a.m. of a heart attack after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, said his business manager, Karen Finch. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system."
posted by Blackgold at 5:38 PM
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One of my oldest memories as a child was sneaking in the basement with my cousins and sister to listen to a Richard Pryor record without our parents' consent. He was real. He was the real deal. His Richard Pryor show boxset is a must have. You will see many of today's older/veteran comics in it. You will even see a young, very young, Maya Angelou.
My prayers go out to his family, especially the woman who stood by him, his wife, Jennifer Pryor.
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