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"Naked Gun" & "Airplane" Director Abrahams Dies (www.darkhorizons.com)
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Writer-director Jim Abrahams, who co-wrote and co-directed some of the most iconic comedy films of the 1980s including “The Naked Gun” and “Airplane!” (aka. “Flying High”), has died. He was 80. Abrahams died of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica according to his son Joseph in a statement issued to THR. Together with […]

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[-] lettruthout@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

Surely I will remember him fondly.

[-] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

Of course you will, but don't call me Shirley.

[-] lettruthout@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Thank you. We had to do it.

this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2024
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