Naturally, USA Today had to stick a typo in one of them.
On the positive side, it's nice that on a slow news day (some ISIS asshole finally blew himself up) the death of a 98 year-old bit-part actor got the attention it did.
Elic was also fortunate that in the world of memorabilia conventions, and fanboy worship, he could sit at a table and get $20 (or perhaps more) for signing his name on a photo from "The Twilight Zone" (he appeared briefly in two episodes) "The Producers" (brief moment) or "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Who knows, if he had a wily Fred Wostbrock-type of manager sitting next to him at the table, it would be: "OK, $20 for him to sign his name, another $20 to personalize, and on that "Cuckoos Nest" still, another $20 to add his catch-phrase, "I'm Tired."
Yes, USA TODAY, it's "I'm Tired," not "I'm Tried." You'd think that online newspapers, too cheap to have proofreaders, would at least have a "report typo link" on every page, and a way to update and remove mistakes quickly.
He looked in very good shape in that photo, taken less than a year ago. Apparently some of the credit might go to the bombastic Lee Meredith, who has probably signed many a movie still from "The Sunshine Boys" and "The Producers." Let's just add that she was even more amazing in person, and could've been a reason why Jackie Mason's "A Teaspoon Every 4 Years" managed 99 preview performances on Broadway: let's NOT close the show when there's a chance to take a look at Lee Meredith!"
Hopefully USA Today or some other online newspaper will interview Lee for one reason or another...talking about Mel Brooks, Benny Hill, Jackie Mason, and her iconic movie appearances. Let's just hope they don't quote her line in "The Producers" playing the receptionist, as: "Bialystock and Boom!"
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