Full Coverage: Richard Pryor
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News Stories
- Comic actor who pushed humor across racial lines at San Francisco Chronicle - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- Comics mourn 'trailblazer' Pryor at BBC - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- Wife Fondly Recalls Richard Pryor at ABCNEWS.com - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- Richard Pryor, comedian and film actor, dies at 65 at The Independent (UK) - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- Pryor laughing to the end at news.com.au - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
Feature Articles
- Legendary stand-up comic and actor, who satirised the racial taboos of America at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Dec 12, 2005
- Comic laughed at his demons at The Chicago Tribune (reg. req'd) - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- So Funny It Hurts to Laugh at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- In quotes: Richard Pryor at BBC - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- With Humor and Anger On Race Issues, Comic Inspired a Generation at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
- Obituary: Richard Pryor at BBC - Sat, Dec 10, 2005
Opinion & Editorials
- Shredding the race envelope at Detroit Free Press - Wed, Dec 14, 2005
- Wit and wisdom at The Chicago Tribune (reg. req'd) - Wed, Dec 14, 2005
- Epithet stung, even for Pryor at Boston Globe - Wed, Dec 14, 2005
- Pryor's comic genius often imitated at Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Tue, Dec 13, 2005
- Richard Pryor: Preacher of Truth at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Tue, Dec 13, 2005
- Attitude, edge gave his humor extra bite at NY Daily News - Sun, Dec 11, 2005
Related Web Sites
- Richard Pryor
- Official site for the late American comedian Richard Pryor. Includes a complete biography, filmography, links to forums, and a shopping area.
- Comedian/Actor Richard Pryor
- profile page, with a list of Pryor's television and film work, and a discography. From the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
- Yahoo! Music: Richard Pryor
- includes a biography, and clips of some of Pryor's stand-up comedy recordings.
- Brilliant Careers: Richard Pryor
- examines the controversial comedian's influence on American culture. From from Salon.com, November 1998.
- Wikipedia: Richard Pryor
- biographical profile of the groundbreaking comedian.