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George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin
(May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American
stand-up comedian
,
actor
,
social critic
and
author
. Carlin was noted for his
black comedy
and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "
Seven dirty words
" comedy routine were central to the 1978
U.S. Supreme Court
case
F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation
, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the
public airwaves
.
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