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David Shepherd, Granddaddy Of Chicago Improv, Dead At 94

PEOPLE Posted: December 21, 2018 7:04 am

In 1955, Shepherd co-founded Compass Players with Paul Sills, and, as one comedy historian put it, “Without David, no Compass. Without Compass, no Second City.” Which means no North American improv or sketch comedy as we know it. — Chicago Tribune

PEOPLE Published: 12.18.18

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