Bob Newhart, whose plainspoken style and gift for storytelling won over generations of comedy fans, died at the age of 94 on July 18. His 1960 debut album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, was at that time the best-selling comedy LP ever recorded (and one of the best-selling albums, full stop), and his sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart are both considered television classics. Mild-mannered and put-upon, Newhart created a persona everyone could relate to, and he excelled at playing the straight man against a cast of crazies... Читать дальше...