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06-24-2008, 02:41 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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.
Carlin died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.
Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television.Legendary Comedian George Carlin Dies at 71 - Tributes, George Carlin : People.com (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208232,00.html)
One of the most funniest guys i know died which sucks tremendously:(.
Carlin died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.
Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television.Legendary Comedian George Carlin Dies at 71 - Tributes, George Carlin : People.com (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208232,00.html)
One of the most funniest guys i know died which sucks tremendously:(.