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Carson sidekick Ed McMahon dead at age 86

Jun. 23, 2009
Ed McMahon, who died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital, was a carnival barker, game-show host and TV pitchman for Budweiser beer and American Family Publisher's Sweepstakes, but he will always be best remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick for 30...
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LOS ANGELES, June 23 (UPI) -- Famed U.S. television personality Ed McMahon has died, his agent said Tuesday. The former "Tonight Show" sidekick and "Star Search" host was 86.
Hospitalized McMahon has bone cancer

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Real estate mogul Donald Trump reportedly is buying television personality Ed McMahon's Beverly Hills, Calif., house to save it from foreclosure.
Ed McMahon may lose house

Ed McMahon may lose house

LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Ed McMahon is facing a possible foreclosure on his Beverly Hills, Calif., home, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Mike McMahon signs with Toronto Argonauts

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler