BOB NEWHART'S LONELY LAST DAYS

BELOVED TV icon Bob Newhart died lonely and brokenhearted last month at age 94, still reeling from the loss of Ginnie, his wife of 60 years, and his best friend, Don Rickles.

“Those two deaths hit Bob like a one-two punch,” a fellow comedian and friend confides. “He was ready to go after Ginnie died. They were happily married for 60 years and she took any joy that was left in his life with her when she passed.”

Funnyman Buddy Hackett set Bob up on a blind date with Ginnie, who died in April 2023, and they got hitched a year later on Jan. 12, 1963. They shared four children.