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He was found dead in his home in a Philadelphia suburb by his housekeeper, and his wife was the last person to see him alive.
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He typically wore horn-rimmed glasses and bow ties.
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He hired Barbara Walters to be a writer on "Today."
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His typical sign off on his programs was "Peace" with an upraised palm.
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He had a role in the 1954 TV movie "Babes in Toyland."
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He loaned his voice to the 1979 TV movie "Jack Frost."
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He did a commercial for a tall man's clothing line because he himself was over six feet tall.
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He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to television, as well as the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
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His second wife helped establish the Dave Garroway Laboratory for the Study of Depression at the University of Pennsylvania.
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During the final years of his life, he attended astronomy symposia at Swarthmore College and spent time at Sproul Observatory.
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He met his second wife, the astronomer Sarah Lee Lippincott, while on a tour of Russian telescopes.
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He was very interested in astronomy.