Harold Ramis, best known as an actor in "Ghostbusters" and "Stripes" and a   
   writer/director for "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day" died Monday died today   
   from complications related to auto-immune inflammatory vasculitis, a disease   
   he battled for four years. He was 69.   
       
   Born in Chicago, Il, Ramis got his start at the famed Second City   
   improvisational group and made his big Hollywood breakthrough in 1978 when he   
   co-wrote "National Lampoon's Animal House," starring John Belushi.   
       
   He went on to co-write and star opposite Bill Murray in "Stripes" (1981),   
   "Ghostbusters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters II" (1989). He later co-wrote and made   
   his directorial debut with Caddyshack (1980), followed by "National Lampoon's   
   Vacation" (1983).   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.99   
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