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William Tynan

Los Angeles, California

1930 - 2016

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November 25, 1930 - May 2, 2016 William "Bill" Tynan, Jr. , age 85, died in his home in North Hollywood, California on May 2, 2016. Born in Los Angeles on November 25, 1930 to William Tynan and Aletha (Fletcher) Tynan, he is survived by his sister Anne Tynan Cross of San Jose, CA, niece Aletha...

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I saw him on You bet your life with Groucho!!!! Thanks Bill!!!! You stuck to your guns and We admire you for that!!

One of the most remarkable people I have ever known. An autodidact and a polymath, he was like a human library. Everything he ever told me, even the most outrageous things about historical figures fact-checked out at 100%. He was probably my greatest single intellectual mentor and as redheads we shared an affinity for the unconventional. I spent many hours at his house and he introduced me to many authors and individuals that I'm grateful to have learned about. An indomitable spirit, a...

WHAT a wonderful man .The only way I know off him was I watched him on the Graucho Marx show with Anita Hobson .I really thought they were going to end up as a wonderful couple. I wonder what ever happened to her ? He truly lived an exciting and wonderful life .

Saw him on a rerun of you bet your life. I think it was from 1961. He was ahead of his time. I wonder what happened to his female partner on the program? RIP William.