1998 Death Robert Merrill, songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76 1998 Death Bob Merrill, songwriter, Funny Girl, dies at 76 1998 Event "Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform 1996 Event "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances 1995 Death Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 1994 Death Jule Styne, Broadway composer (Gypsy, Funny Girl), dies at 88 1981 Death Billy [William] Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies 1978 Death Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 156 performances 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 156 performances 1968 Event "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand premieres 1967 Event "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances 1965 Event "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway 1964 Event "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1964 Event "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances 1963 Event 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1962 Event "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1955 Birthday Rita Rudner, comedienne, Funny People 1954 Birthday Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor, Funny Man 1945 Birthday Michelle Angelo, born in Kingsville, Texas, actress, Funny Girl 1927 Event George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in New York City 1927 Birthday John Harold Kander, composer, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer 1922 Birthday Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened 1912 Birthday Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny 1898 Birthday Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side 1891 Birthday Leslie Lincoln Henson, actor, Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey
