print email comment close Biography of George Carlin URL: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=19830&source_type=A Description: Brief biography for this stand-up comedian, actor, and author, who was announced to be the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American humor on June 18, 2008, and who died on June 22, 2008. "Carlin balanced mainstream material with outspoken, irreverent routines that would become his trademark" and is known for his controversial "Seven Dirty Words" monologue. From the Kennedy Center. Publisher: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Extra Keywords obscene indecent LII Database Information: Record 26338 created by Maria Brandt on 06/23/2008 Last modification on 06/23/2008 Published: 06/26/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26338