Tom Smothers, half the famed comedy and music duo Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

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Tom Smothers, half of the famed Smothers Brothers comedy and music duo that fought racism, the Vietnam War and television censors, died on Tuesday, his family said.
The 86-year-old's passing was announced Wednesday by the family and National Comedy Center.

“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner," brother Dick Smothers, 84, said in a statement. "I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together...