Die Laughing - Steve Allen, Bk 9 Author:Steve Allen Just as Benny Whipple, a vaudeville veteran who had died at age ninety-three, is being buried, Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows discover the body of murdered slapstick king Terry Parker, and with the upcoming Comedy Awards fast approaching, everyone in Hollywood is a suspect.
Benny hartman, 85-year old cigar chomping veteran of vaudeville, radio, stage and screen, is still drawing crowds even though he's stone cold dead. Every comedy superstar in Hollywood is present.