Looking back on the many lives of Robin Williams + MORE Aug 18th

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Looking back on the many lives of Robin WilliamsGlobe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com
Chapter I: The Rising Star
The world of Los Angeles comedy clubs in the 1970s can seem a little romantic now­—mostly because the Baby Boomers were getting into comedy at the time, and they romanticize everything. Still, for a comedian like Robin Williams, there was something magical about that place. Born to a wealthy family in Chicago, he had moved with his parents to San Francisco when he was a teenager in 1968, right into the midst of the hip Baby Boomer culture that permeated the city. By the time he was ready to leave the hippie capital, he was already recognized as a leading young talent who could do for comedy what other San Franciscans had done for music. But you couldn’t stay in San Francisco and hope to take over the comedy world. L.A. was the place, with famous clubs like the Comedy Store and the Improv, where old agents hung out to discover young comics.
Williams in his high school yearbook photo in 1969.
In L.A. Williams built his material, slowly letting a reputation grow by word of mouth among comedy experts, out of sight of the general public…

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Looking back on the many lives of Robin WilliamsGlobe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com
Chapter I: The Rising Star
The world of Los Angeles comedy clubs in the 1970s can seem a little romantic now­—mostly because the Baby Boomers were getting into comedy at the time, and they romanticize everything. Still, for a comedian like Robin Williams, there was something magical about that place. Born to a wealthy family in Chicago, he had moved with his parents to San Francisco when he was a teenager in 1968, right into the midst of the hip Baby Boomer culture that permeated the city. By the time he was ready to leave the hippie capital, he was already recognized as a leading young talent who could do for comedy what other San Franciscans had done for music. But you couldn’t stay in San Francisco and hope to take over the comedy world. L.A. was the place, with famous clubs like the Comedy Store and the Improv, where old agents hung out to discover young comics.
Williams in his high school yearbook photo in 1969.
In L.A. Williams built his material, slowly letting a reputation grow by word of mouth among comedy experts, out of sight of the general public…

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