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"Tom Davis, a comedian and Emmy-award winning writer for Saturday Night Live, has died.  Davis passed away on Thursday (July 19) after a struggle with throat and neck cancer, The New York Times reports. He was 59.   [Tom Davis pictured at a book signing in March 2009] A post on the Saturday Night Live Twitter feed read: &amp;quot;So saddened by the death of our friend Tom Davis. We&amp;#039;re so fortunate to have shared so many laughs, smiles &amp;amp; wonderfully great times with him.&amp;quot; Davis rose to fame working with Al Franken in the comedy duo &amp;#039;Franken and Davis&amp;#039;. He wrote for Saturday Night Life on numerous occasions between 1975 and 2003, creating memorable skits and characters including &amp;#039;The Coneheads&amp;#039; and Dan Aykroyd&amp;#039;s impersonation of celebrity chef Julia Childs. The comedian&amp;#039;s tenure on Saturday Night Live earned him three Emmy Awards and nine Emmy nominations during the 1970s, while he won a fourth Emmy for his contribution to a Paul Simon TV special produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels. In his later years, Davis worked with Aykroyd on the script for a third Ghostbusters film. Davis is survived by his wife Mimi Raleigh, his brother Robert Davis, and his mother Jean Davis. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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