Carl Reiner, American comedy pioneer dies

By By Steve Gorman
Updated July 1 2020 - 10:01am, first published 9:58am
Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner who collabored on many projects, remained close into their late 90s.
Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner who collabored on many projects, remained close into their late 90s.

Carl Reiner, a driving force in American comedy as a writer for television pioneer Sid Caesar, partner of Mel Brooks and creator and co-star of the classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, has died at age 98 of natural causes.

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