Dick Patterson(1929-1999)
- Actor
Comedian and song and dance man of Broadway musicals, film and
television. After making his Broadway debut in
David Merrick's "Vintage
'60", Patterson appeared in "The Billy Barnes People", the national touring company of "Bye Bye Birdie" and opposite Carol Burnett
in "Fade Out, Fade in". His last musical was "Smile", a spoof of beauty
pageants. Patterson, who was a nightclub stand-up comedian, wrote
material for the Las Vegas acts of
Debbie Reynolds and
Rich Little.