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Comedienne-actress Radner began her career with the Second City improvisation troupe in Toronto; her fellow members included John Belushi, with whom she starred on radio in the "National Lampoon Radio Hour" and The National Lampoon Show. In 1975 she was the first cast member named for the new sketch-comedy series "Saturday Night Live," thus becoming one of the original "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players;" she quickly became popular for the characters she created on the show. In 1979 she starred on Broadway in Gilda Live, which was filmed and theatrically released in 1980. From 1980-82 she was married to "Saturdy Night Live" musician (later bandleader) G.E. Smith. In 1984 she married actor-filmmaker Gene Wilder, and costarred with him in several of his films. She died from ovarian cancer at age 42. She authored an autobiography, It's Always Something (1989).