Tom Smothers
Thomas Bolyn "Tom" Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023)[1] was an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick.
Smothers was born on February 2, 1937 in New York City, New York.[2] He studied at Redondo Union High School and at San José State University. He was married two times. He had two children.
In July 2023, Smothers announced he had been diagnosed with stage two lung cancer.[3] He died from the disease at his home in Santa Rosa, California, on December 26, 2023, at the age of 86.[4]
Tom Smothers Media
Tom with Dick Smothers in a publicity photo for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968
Dick (left) and Tom Smothers in August 1988
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References
- ↑ Tom Smothers on IMDb
- ↑ Tom Smothers Biography (1937-)
- ↑ Cowan, Lee; Morgan, David (July 9, 2023). "Catching up with the Smothers Brothers". CBS News. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ France, Lisa (December 27, 2023). "Tom Smothers, one half of famed comedy duo, dies at 86". CNN. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
Other websites
- The Smothers Brothers at TV Party
- Archive of American Television interview Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Tommy Smothers quotes at ThinkExist Archived 2013-02-04 at Archive.today
- Tom Smothers 'Speaking Freely' transcript Archived 2008-07-25 at the Stanford Web Archive
- Tom Smothers interview in 'Being There' Archived 2006-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Tom Smothers interviewed by 'Jerry Jazz Musician'
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