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And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.
I was a product of a divorced family and I used humor as a weapon to combat sadness. I used comedy to make my mother laugh in light of the darkness that she faced, and to me it became a very powerful tool at a very young age, at six. I saw how therapeutic it could be.
| Gracie Allen, Comedian (1895) |
| Blake Edwards, Director (1922) |
| Elliott Erwitt, Photographer (1928) |
| Paul Gallico, Writer (1897) |
| Susan George, Activist (1950) |
| Dorothy Hamill, Athlete (1956) |
| Joseph Jackson, Businessman (1929) |
| Mick Jagger, Musician (1943) |
| George Gallup, Businessman (1984) |
| W. Averell Harriman, Politician (1986) |

