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Rain Man Judge (Judge Joseph Wapner)
This person died in 2017, age 97. He graduated in 1937 from Hollywood High School, where he briefly dated the future film actress Lana Turner. The full measure of his celebrity was not realized until 1981. He let millions of viewers know that no matter how seemingly insignificant their legal disputes, they, too, were entitled to their day in court. He sat on the bench of the syndicated television show “The People’s Court.” Today’s dead celebrity is Judge Joseph Wapner. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. For updates on the show, please sign up for our mailing list at famousandgravy.com. Also play our mobile quiz app at deadoraliveapp.com Links: Transcript of this episode Famous & Gravy official website Dead or Alive App Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn New York Times obituary for Joseph Wapner Carson vs Letterman car case moderated by Wapner Judge Wapner discussing his career as a judge Hollywood High School notable graduates Linden Leaf Spirits USA (promo code FAMOUS20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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