Severn Darden was a gifted comedian, and an original member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607  - Mayor David Coss Area    - City  37. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ...

He was born November 9, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended the University of Chicago. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

Darden’s offbeat and intellectual sense of humor, appropriate for someone who attended the University of Chicago and in fact a major element in the style of The Second City at that time, is evident throughout his work. It is exemplified by the opening remarks to The Metaphysics Lecture (introduced as A Short Talk on the Universe): "Why — you will ask me — have I chosen to talk about the Universe, rather than some other topic. It's very simple: there isn’t anything else!" This lecture, loaded with digressions, was ostensibly given by Prof. Walther von der Vogelweide, a reference to the famous medieval poet of the same name. Portrait of Walther von der Vogelweide. ...

Another Prof. Walther von der Vogelweide lecture (with the assistance of the rest of the Second City cast) was Free will and necessity in the light of Oedipus Rex, or What would have happened to Oedipus if he had read the book before going on the journey. The professor plays the role of Oedipus and refuses to perform the actions that would cause his fate, but other circumstances produce the same results. Oedipus with the Sphinx, from an Attic red-figure cylix from the Vatican Museum, ca. ...

The Second City sketch Football Comes to the University of Chicago satirized the university and its intellectual students, presenting a possible explanation for the failure of the attempt to introduce football. A typical coach teaches "Football 202" and struggles with the intellectual students. Darden plays a student named Morgenstern who states his field is the "history of arithmetic". When the coach mentions the football positions called "ends", Morgenstern interrupts and asks where the beginnings for those ends are, because all ends must have beginnings, according to Aristotle. Aristotle (Greek: Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ...

Another good example of his offbeat humor is the way he squeezed the phrase "Know thyself" into the seven-character limitation of a New Mexico license plate: NOYOSEF. The Ancient Greek aphorism Know thyself (Greek: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ or gnothi seauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... // Introduction A license plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ...

Darden appeared in various movies and television series. (See below.) The comedy The President's Analyst is probably the best movie example of his performing persona. In it, Darden has a major role as a low-key Soviet agent. The Presidents Analyst is a 1967 comedy film written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker, starring James Coburn. ...

An early film, "LUV" (1967), in which he played a junk dealer, also starred Jack Lemon, Peter Falk, Elaine May, and Nina Wayne.

He died on May 27, 1995 of a heart attack in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he had lived for many years, aged 65. May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607  - Mayor David Coss Area    - City  37. ...

Works

Movies

As actor:

• LUV (1967)
• Fearless Frank (1967)
• The Telephone (1988)
• Real Genius (1985)
• Saturday the 14th (1981)
• In God We Trust (1980)
• Wanda Nevada (1979)
• I wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• The Hired Hand (1971)
• The President's Analyst (1967)
• Dead Heat on a Merry-go-round (1966)
• Vanishing Point (supporting role) as J. Hovah

Other movie credits include: Luv may refer to: Luv (television series), a BBC sitcom. ... Real Genius is a 1985 comedy film starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. ... Saturday the 14th is an American Horror-comedy film released in 1981. ... Wanda Nevada is a 1979 film starring Peter Fonda and Brooke Shields. ... I wonder Whos Killing Her Now? original usa theatrical name Kill My Wife, Please is a 1970s zany black comedy movie starring Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes. ... Battle For the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film and is the fifth and final entry in the Planet of the Apes series. ... Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is the third sequel to the 1968 science fiction film Planet of the Apes. ... The Hired Hand is a 1971 western film directed by Peter Fonda, with a screenplay by Alan Sharp. ... The Presidents Analyst is a 1967 comedy film written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker, starring James Coburn. ... Vanishing Point is a 1971 road movie starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, and an Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T with the 440/375 HP engine. ...

• The Last Movie (1971) (composer)

The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. ...

Television series

• Cheers (1981)
• The Six Million Dollar Man, episodes The Secret of Bigfoot (parts I and II) and The Return of Bigfoot, part I (all 1976).
• The Bionic Woman: The Return of Bigfoot: Part II (1976)

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Routines

• The Metaphysics Lecture and Oedipus Rex appeared on an LP collection of comedy routines featuring Darden titled The Sound of My Own Voice (and Other Noises), Mercury OCS 6202.
• Football Comes to the University of Chicago is available on CD 3 of the collection But Seriously: the American Comedy Box, Rhino R2 71617.

External links

• Severn Darden at the Internet Movie Database