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Originally Posted by Lwize
Yup. a tragic end for a comedy legend...
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This was one of the greatest tragedies of the entertainment world. Ernie Kovacs was an originator of visual television comedy. He learned to use special effects, camera tricks, and was an early innovator of videotape editing in the very early days of television. I often wonder what other things he would have done later as technology developed.
As was mentioned earlier, he apparently lost control of the Corvair on the wet pavement as he was reaching for or lighting a cigar. A very tragic end.