RIP Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters actor dies, aged 69 
Feb 25 2014, 11:28 AM, updated 12y ago
Harold Ramis — director and co-writer of Groundhog Day and the brains behind the Ghostbusters operation, died today from complications related to auto-immune inflammatory vasculitis. He was 69.
Chicago Tribune reports that the North Shore resident passed away at 12:53 a.m. from the rare disease he had been battling for over four years. We are all lesser without him.
Well known and loved for his Ghostbusters character Dr. Egon Spengler, Ramis indelibly marked our childhood lobbing one liners between Bill Murray's antics. He was the brains of the operation, the guy with the gadgets, the character unafraid to "take the puppies away" or construct a highly volatile proton pack and strap it to the backs of his best friends. But in reality, the real Harold Ramis was even smarter than Egon.
Simply put, Ramis' work behind the camera changed the scope of comedic film forever. Ramis' writing credits include Animal House and Ghostbusters. He directed Caddyshack, Multiplicity, and National Lampoon's Vacation. He wrote AND directed Bedazzled and the most re-watchable film in history: Groundhog Day.
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