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Gilbert Gottfried remembers Jonathan Winters

April 16, 2013 By Kathy Shaidle

He writes nothing like he sounds…

Jonathan Winters was not always in his right mind. I don’t mean that only in the showbiz sense, but in the mental health sense. Jonathan, who died Thursday, was a nut as a comic, but also manic depressive and was institutionalized at least once in his life. He was also brilliantly talented. And the combination of his mental troubles and amazing talent made him the legendary performer that he was.

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