Sally Wade, the widow of late stand-up comedian George Carlin, arrives for a gala honoring Carlin as the Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient at the Kennedy Center in Washington November 10, 2008. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

Sally Wade, the widow of late stand-up comedian George Carlin, arrives for a gala honoring Carlin as the Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient at the Kennedy Center in Washington November 10, 2008.

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