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Nipsey Russell, 80, Comedy Poet Dies in New York
Nipsey Russell, famed for witty topical poems and TV fame, died at 80 in Lenox Hill Hospital New York after a cancer illness confirmed by a hospital spokesman. He rose to national notice on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show, later hosting Dean Martin Roasts and appearing on Car 54 Where Are You.
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