Harold Ramis Writer Of Ghostbusters Dies Aged 69
Renowned comedy filmmaker Harold Ramis of Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters fame died Monday from complications due to a rare autoimmune disease. Ramis, 69, was probably best known for writing and co-starring in Ghostbusters 1984 as the character of Egon Spengler. But he was an immensely successful comedy writer and director too, responsible for classic comedies Caddyshack 1980 starring Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray National Lampoon's Vacation starring Chevy Chase 1983 and Groundhog Day 1993, also starring Murray. He began his career on Second City's pathbreaking television series Second City Television 1976-79 as first head writer, and he more recently directed episodes of NBC's The Office. The writer, director and actor had fallen ill in May 2010 with autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, reports the Los Angeles Times. , LA Times