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Jewish Life Stories: Jim Abrahams, the filmmaker who co-piloted ‘Airplane!’ into comedy history, dies at 80
Growing up in Milwaukee in the 1950s, Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker attended the same synagogue, high school and later college, where they enjoyed a reputation as class ...
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Comedy Genius Behind ‘Airplane!’, ‘Naked Gun’ Dead at 80
The film, loosely adapted from Elmore Leonard ... Craig Mazin and Pat Proft to co-write Scary Movie 4 (2006), which David Zucker directed. Abrhamas is survived by his wife, Nancy Cocuzzo ...