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Roger Beatty, a veteran writer who won five Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show has died at age 87, a family rep confirmed to Deadline today. Beatty passed away on April 6, at his home in Palm Desert after battling prostate cancer. He was born in Los Angeles in 1933, and grew up in nearby Eagle Rock…

Lyle Waggoner, the 1960s and ’70s heartthrob known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show and TV’s Wonder Woman and later founded the set trailer business Star Waggons, has died peacefully Tuesday at his home after battling an illness, according to TMZ, which was first to report his death. He was 84. In 1965, Waggoner…

Tim Conway, the six-time Emmy winner who reveled in cracking up straight man Harvey Korman on The Carol Burnett Show and flummoxed Ernest Borgnine on McHale’s Navy, died today in Los Angeles. He was 85. He had been rendered mute since undergoing brain surgery last year. “I can confirm he passed at 8:45 a.m. after a…

CBS Television Distribution has acquired digital multicast rights for all 11 seasons of The Carol Burnett Show. The pact includes over 276 hours of the classic comedy showcase – many episodes of which have never been seen beyond their original broadcast. The iconic show, which starred Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence…

CBS is the latest to sidestep any involvement with Kevin Spacey, expunging the embattled actor from its upcoming 50th anniversary special for The Carol Burnett Show. He had recorded a song-and-dance number with Burnett, Bernadette Peters and Kristin Chenoweth last month but won’t be included in the special, CBS…

Bill Richmond, a three-time Emmy winning TV writer and screenwriter whose credits include The Carol Burnett Show and numerous collaborations with Jerry Lewis died on June 4 in his Calabasas home. He was 94. Born in Kentucky, Richmond, who grew up in Illinois, served in the Marines during World War II as a fighter…

Her crowded trophy case already includes a half-dozen Emmys, multiple Golden Globes, a Peabody, a Kennedy Center Honor and its Mark Twain Prize for Humor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, has been nominated for a Tony twice, and in 2013, the City of Los Angeles…

SAG-AFTRA is giving a tug of its ear to one of TV most popular funny people. Carol Burnett has been tapped to receive the union’s highest tribute, the SAF Life Achievement Award, which will be presented January 30 at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. She led the riotous variety hit The Carol Burnett Show…