Brenda Hosbrook Carlin

Brenda Carlin (Hosbrook) was the first wife of the late comedian George Carlin.

Brenda Hosbrook met Carlin in Dayton in 1962. At the time, Brenda was working as a hostess at a venue called the Racquet Club, and Carlin was a performer.Dayton Daily News: George Carlin Had a Distinctly Dayton Connection (June 23, 2008) The couple were married the following year, and shortly after the wedding, Brenda gave birth to their only child, Kelly Carlin-McCall. Brenda Carlin worked with her husband on eight of his comedy specials, and in 1997, she was nominated for an Emmy. Brenda died in 1997 of liver cancer, at the age of 60.

"Brenda and I got lucky the very first time and didn't have to go through several spouses to do it. It's a kind of complementary way of filling each other out and making each individual more complete. The key for us has always been to put the twosome ahead of either individual whenever that was an issue. That helps. And then, I don't know, star-crossed something -- it's just magic." -- George Carlin, 1997Mother Jones: George Carlin Interview (March/April 1997)

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