Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist. Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic
comedy albums for the
Verve Records label. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 nominations for
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album during his career and winning a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of
The Little Prince in 1975 and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for
Crank(y) Calls in 1996.