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Ed McMahon, Quintessential Sidekick, Dies

By RICHARD SEVERO 7 minutes ago

Ed McMahon, left, who for nearly 30 years served as the jovial second banana to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show,” died on Tuesday. He was 86. Read the story.

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