Foster Murrell Brooks (May 11, 1912 – December 20, 2001) was an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of a lovable drunk in nightclub performances and …

He was 89. Brooks, who had been in failing health the past two years, died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.

Dec 20, 2001 · Brooks gained some measure of fame for his reporting of the great Ohio River flood of 1937, where he was featured on emergency broadcasts by WHAS and also WSM …

Dec 24, 2001 · Foster Brooks, a comedian whose act as a lovable drunk made him a fixture on television and Las Vegas stages, died Dec. 20 at his home in Encino, Calif. He was 89. …

Dec 22, 2001 · He was 89. Brooks, who had been in failing health the last two years, died Thursday of natural causes at home in Encino.

By Dennis McLellan, LA Times Staff Writer Comedian Foster Brooks was a one-time television newscaster who became an "overnight success" at 59 after creating a comic drunk act that …

Foster Brooks left school after the 6th grade and began a career as a newscaster and disc jockey in his hometown of Louisville. For a time, Brooks worked at WHAM AM Radio in Rochester, …

Despite the fact that his greatest fame came from portraying a comic drunk, Brooks himself quit drinking in the early 1960s, on a bet, and remained a teetotaler for the rest of his life.

Dec 23, 2001 · LOS ANGELES -- Foster Brooks, 89, a bearded comic television personality known for his "Lovable Lush" fake drunk act, which he perfected in his late fifties, died Dec. 20 …

Dec 20, 2001 · Much of Brooks's act was based on his own real-life struggles with alcohol, which he was able to only sporadically abstain from. His comedy also involved a lot of wordplay.