Richard Pryor, comic, writer, television and film star was one of the first African American stand-up comedian to speak candidly and successfully to integrated audiences using the language and jokes blacks previously only shared among themselves. The first phase of his career began in the 1960s, when as a clean-cut imitation of Bill Cosby, Pryor played New York clubs. His profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars. He died of a heart attack at 65.
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