FLIP WILSON HID HIS ILLNESS UNTIL THE VERY END — HERE'S THE FULL STORY
Those Were the DaysHe had everything America could offer a man in 1972 — the highest-rated variety show on television, the cover of TIME magazine, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, and 40 million viewers tuning in every Thursday night. He was the first Black entertainer to host a successful prime-time variety hour on a