Popular comic director, writer and actor Harold Ramis has died. The respected filmmaker behind such celebrated comedies as Caddyshack and Groundhog Day had been suffering from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, and passed at the age of 69 in his hometown of Chicago, on Monday the 24th of February. His impressive resume included writing and acting gigs in films such Animal House, Stripes and Ghost Busters, and among the accolades distinguishing his career in comedic cinema were a BAFTA and special awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association and the American Screenwriters Association. He is survived by his widow, Erica, and his three children, Violet, Julian and Daniel.
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