//Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93

Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93

Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as a television, nightclub and casino comedian, has died. He was 93.Crosby’s daughter-in-law, Maggie Crosby, told The New York Times that the comic died Saturday of heart failure in Los Angeles.Early in his career, Crosby had realized he needed a gimmick to differentiate himself from the burgeoning generation