Don Wilson No Funeral Planned for Benny Show Sidekick
Don Wilson longtime Benny radio and TV sidekick died at 81 from a stroke in Rancho Mirage California. He collapsed at home Sunday and was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center where he died after doctors could not revive him. Wilson weighed about 240 pounds and often joked about his size on air. He requested cremation with no funeral. He had joined NBC as a sports announcer in 1933 and became a regular on The Jack Benny Show through the 1960s.
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