Teri Garr, The Offbeat Comic Actor Of 'young Frankenstein' And 'tootsie,' Has Died

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79.

    Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent years, underwent an operation in January 2007 to repair an aneurysm.

    Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screewriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”

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    I always loved to watch Teri in her various roles. She was one of my favorites. RIP, Teri!
     
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    This makes me sad.

    RIP, sweetheart.
     
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    One of my favorites.
    Something interesting I read about M.S. "It is not fatal; the most frequent case of death is suicide because it can make life so miserable."
     
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    RIP Terri, I never heard anything bad about her.
     
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