Birth Name: Richard Schulefand
Occupation: Comedian
Place Of Birth: Buffalo
Date Of Birth: December 1, 1923
Date Of Death: April 17, 1987
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Dick Shawn was born on the 1st of December, 1923. He was popular for being a Comedian. American comedian and actor who starred in the classic comedies The Producers and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Dick Shawn was born in Buffalo. He served in the army during World War II and attended the University of Miami for a short period of time. He often began his comedy performances by emerging from a pile of red bricks on stage.
Dick Shawn was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Dick Shawn was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Richard Schulefand is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Dick Shawn was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Richard Schulefand |
| NICKNAME: | Dick Shawn, Richard Schulefand |
| RELIGION: | Jewish |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Dick Shawn was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Dick Shawn was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Dick Shawn had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Dick Shawn’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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