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...mother used to curtail??his comic monologues by telling him to "save it for the stage." Luckily, he listened. Though largely known for his trademark ascots, oversize glasses and campy double entendres on Match Game 73 and Hollywood Squares, Charles Nelson Reilly was acclaimed for more serious work too. He won a Tony in 1962 (in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and a nomination for directing Julie Christie in a 1997 revival of The Gin Game, and he tutored Bette Midler, Peter Boyle and Lily Tomlin in acting. The openly gay sitcom regular (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 11, 2007 | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

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