| Irwin Corey | |
|---|---|
 Corey in a 1963 television appearance | |
| Born | July 29, 1914 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2017 (aged 102) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1938–2013 |
| Genres | Wit/Word play, improvisational and character comedy, satire |
| Spouse |
Fran Corey
(m. 1941; died 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
"Professor" Irwin Corey (July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Francisco club the hungry i. Lenny Bruce described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time."[1]
- ^ Bruce, Lenny (1984). Bruce, Kitty (ed.). The Almost Unpublished Lenny Bruce: From the Private Collection of Kitty Bruce. Running Press. p. 10. ISBN 0894712594.