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Jun 23, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) Acerbic standup comedian and satirist George Carlin, whose staunch defense of free speech in his most famous routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" led to a key Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, has died. Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and ...
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George Carlin Dead at 71
Jossip —
... died Sunday of heart failure at St. John’s Health Center. He was 71. He complained of chest pains before being admitted to the hospital, and while he had a history of heart trouble, he was well enough to perform as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. As we send Carlin off to meet his maker, which he doesn’t really believe in, may we present an Internet-only send-off: Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits. [AP] ...
Goodnight, George Carlin
afrobella —
... Wow. 2008 is shaping up to be a terrible year for celebrity deaths. The last thing I expected when I turned on the news this morning, was to learn that legendary comedian George Carlin was dead. ...
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hollywoodreporter.com 6/23/2008 — Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.
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variety.com 6/23/2008 — Front Page: Comedian known for dirty words routines -- Comedian George Carlin, known for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, according to Internet reports. He was 71.
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deadlinehollywooddaily.com 6/23/2008 — I've just been told by a source that George Carlin is dead. This is indeed shocking. Just last week, it was announced that on November 10th the veteran comic whose infamous Filthy Words routine was considered by the U.S. Supreme Court would be the ...
George Carlin Dies at 71
nymag.com 6/23/2008 —
Growing up in Milwaukee, we often heard about George Carlin's infamous arrest at Summerfest in 1972 for performing his "Seven Dirty Words" routine, excerpted above. Carlin, who died yesterday in California , had his charges dismissed later that year, after a state DA -- who'd been in the audience for the show and refused to press charges that night -- was asked in court if he saw the ...
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Latest News on omg! 6/23/2008
Reuters - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.
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Variety.com 6/23/2008
Obituary Spotlight: Comedian known for 'Seven Words' routine -- George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart ...
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Usmagazine.com 6/23/2008
Legendary comedian George Carlin died of heart failure on Sunday.
He was 71.
See Us' photo tribute to other stars who have gone too soon.
After complaining of chest pain, Carlin — who had a history of heart trouble and had battled drugs ...
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