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‘Functioned out of her passion’: Funeral for comedian Ruth Buzzi held in Erath County
Buzzi died of Alzheimer’s disease May 1 at her home in Erath County, her husband announced on Facebook at the time.
Ruth Buzzi, the Lady With the Handbag on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 88
The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart.
Ruth Buzzi: The comic actress who packed a wallop
Ruth Buzzi thwacked her way to comedy stardom. As the frumpy, paranoid Gladys Ormphby on the NBC sketch show Rowan & Martin's ...
Ruth Buzzi, who played a purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, the actor who became famous for playing a purse-wielding spinster on 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' has died at her ...
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Ruth Buzzi, Purse-Wielding Gladys of ‘Laugh-In,’ Is Dead at 88
Ruth Buzzi as her best-known character, Gladys Ormphby, on “Laugh-In” with Sam Shepard, left (the playwright was moonlighting as a drummer), and Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders ...
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances ...
Ruth Buzzi, player on ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Laugh-In,’ dead at 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year ...
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Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, a comedic actress with a high-beam ... Few, however, rode the “Laugh-In” years quite like Ms. Buzzi. Her dour Gladys Ormphby — paired with Arte Johnson’s lecherous geezer ...
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Ruth Buzzi: The comic actress who packed a wallop
Ruth Buzzi thwacked her way to comedy stardom. As the frumpy, paranoid Gladys Ormphby on the NBC sketch show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, she was swathed in dowdy brown clothes, her hair parted ...