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Date Posted: 03:56:46 09/24/07 Mon
Author: Dave James
Subject: Re: RIP, Karl Hardman
In reply to: JM 's message, "RIP, Karl Hardman" on 20:23:09 09/23/07 Sun

It's been years since I've seen them, but I always enjoyed working with Karl and Marilyn. They had a net of creative energy that would pull you in and drag you along, and it was usually great fun! I'll remember Karl fondly, and I wish Marilyn and Kyra the best.

>Karl Hardman, who created and voiced some of the most
>memorable characters on "Cordic & Company," died Sept.
>22 at age 80.
>
>Hardman was an actor who joined the Cordic cast when
>the show was still at WWSW in the early 1950s. Among
>his creations were Louie the Garbageman, Roquefort Q.
>LaFarge and Mr. Murchison. He wrote more than 300
>comedy routines a year for the show. Hardman and
>partner Marilyn Eastman continued to produce material
>for Cordic's other radio efforts -- at KNX/Los Angeles
>(1965-67), a Sunday morning show on WTAE in 1969 and
>'70 and a short-lived comeback on KRLA/Pasadena in
>late 1981 and early '82. Hardman operated a recording
>studio in Pittsburgh that he closed in 1999.
>
>Hardman was also one of the leads in "Night of the
>Living Dead," and appeared at conventions devoted to
>the film over the years.
>
>Survivors include Marilyn Eastman and his daughter,
>Kyra Schon. Funeral services are private.

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