WHILE READING of the late television maverick Jack Paar in the January obituaries, I became curious about his work. Reputed to be smart and entertaining at the same time, he was also a bit of a puzzle ...

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Winters was at his best when winging it, confounding television hosts and luckless straight men with his rapid-fire delivery of bizarre observations uttered by characters like Elwood P. Suggins, a ...