Caption: Still of Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Ethel Merman, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: December 1, 1923
Star sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Known for: The Producers (1967), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), Love at First Bite (1979)
Source: IMDB
One-of-a-kind nightclub comedian/singer Dick Shawn (ne Richard Schulefand) was as off-the-wall as they came and, as such, proved to be rather an acquired taste. Way ahead of his time most say, it was extremely difficult indeed to know how to properly tap into this man's eclectic talents. Shawn began inching toward the forefront during the be-bop ...