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Ruth Buzzi, the Lady With the Handbag on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 88
The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart.
Ruth Buzzi, who played a purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, the actor who became famous for playing a purse-wielding spinster on 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' has died at her ...
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Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances ...
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Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88
Ruth Buzzi as her best-known character, Gladys Ormphby, on “Laugh-In” with Sam Shepard, left (the playwright was moonlighting as a drummer), and Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders ...
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Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, a comedic actress with a high-beam smile who often played sidekicks both wisecracking and wise, and who scowled her way to pop-culture fame on the comedy-variety show “Rowan & Martin ...
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Actress and 'Laugh-In' comedian Ruth Buzzi dies at 88
The comedian and actress Ruth Buzzi, who starred on the popular sketch comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, has died. She was 88. According to a post on her Facebook page, she died peacefully ...
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Comedy sketch player Ruth Buzzi, known for her work on 'Laugh-In' and 'Sesame Street,' dies at 88
LOS ANGELES — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and made over 200 television appearances ...
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Ruth Buzzi of ‘Laugh-In,’ ‘Sesame Street’ fame dies at 88
“Laugh-In” standout, “Sesame Street” regular and Broadway performer Ruth Buzzi is dead at 88. She was perhaps best known as drab, purse-swinging Gladys Ormphby, who appeared on more than ...
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Westerly native Ruth Buzzi, legendary 'Laugh-In' star, dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, a variety-show veteran most famous for her role on "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In", has died. She was 88. Buzzi, a native of Westerly, died May 1 at her Texas home, her agent Michael ...