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Many Faces and One of a Kind: The Creation of Robin Williams

King of Comedy

The seeds of the actor and comedian’s brilliance were visible in his early stage shows—remembered here as fizzing explosions of comic energy and invention.

Tom Shales

Published Aug. 12 2014 5:45AM EDT

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Tom Shales

Tom Shales

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