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- Jim Ferguson was an actor, known for The Beachcombers (1972), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) and The Rovers Comedy House (1981). He died in 1997.
- He was an emigrant from Northern Ireland who, at the age of 23, co-founded the Irish Rovers with fellow emigrant George Millar in Toronto. They named the group after an old folk song about a famous sailing ship. They started out playing folk clubs in California. Their second album contained what was to become their signature song, "The Unicorn". Other hits include "Wasn't That A Party" and the novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer".
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