Has anyone ever read Grant Tinker's autobiography? I am reading it this weekend. For those who have read it move on, but for those who have not you may like this part as did I.
On June 09, 1981, Tinker had just returned to his office at MTM having just accepted the offer to come back and run NBC. Betty White called to say that Allen had died a few minutes ago. She asked him to gather a few friends together to speak at the service. Tinker recruited Burt Reynolds, Dick Martin, Mark Goodson, Gene Rayburn, Tom Kennedy & himself to speak at the funeral.