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Legendary Abbott and Costello and Honeymooners Scribe Leonard Stern Dies at 88

Leonard Stern, who created the seminal ’50s sitcom The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason and wrote 12 feature films (including two Abbott and Costello vehicles), died on Tuesday at age 88 in Los Angeles. In addition to acting as head writer for The Steve Allen Show and producer of the flat-out funniest show of the ’60s, Get Smart , Stern also served as president of the Producers Guild of America. Let’s honor his legacy with a clip from one of his first films, a little flick about a dynastic duo venturing overseas.

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Legendary Abbott and Costello and Honeymooners Scribe Leonard Stern Dies at 88