Editing Jonathan Winters (section)

==Death==
Winters died of [[death by natural causes|natural causes]] on the evening of April 11, 2013, in [[Montecito, California]], at the age of 87.<ref name="beverly"/><ref name="NY Times obit" /><ref name="Baltimore News Journal" />
He was survived by his two children and five grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|author=William Grimes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html |title=Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comedian, Dies at 87 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Comedian-Jonathan-Winters-Dies-at-87-4430400.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413165813/http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Comedian-Jonathan-Winters-Dies-at-87-4430400.php|title=Obituary|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|archive-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> He was cremated, and his ashes were given to his family.

Fans of Winters placed flowers on his [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] star on April 12, 2013, at 1:30&nbsp;p.m.<ref name="CBS LA obit" />

Many comedians, actors, and friends gave personal tributes to Winters on [[social media]] shortly after his death. [[Robin Williams]] posted, "First he was my idol, then he was my mentor and amazing friend. I'll miss him huge. He was my Comedy Buddha. Long live the Buddha."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=802217&affid=100055 |title=Robin Williams, Steve Martin and more pay tribute to Jonathan Winters – MSN TV News |publisher=Tv.msn.com |access-date=April 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415232848/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=802217&affid=100055 |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/12/comedians-pay-tribute-to-jonathan-winters/2078591/ |title=Comedians pay tribute to Jonathan Winters |work=USA Today |date=June 8, 2008 |access-date=April 15, 2013 |first1=Ann |last1=Oldenburg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pond |first=Steve |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/steve-martin-steve-carell-pee-wee-herman-pay-194755904.html?.tsrc=hellomotoar?date=20220323 |title=Steve Martin, Steve Carell, Pee-wee Herman Pay Tribute to 'Celestially Brilliant' Jonathan Winters – Yahoo! TV |date=April 12, 2013 |publisher=Tv.yahoo.com |access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, at the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards]], Williams again honored the career and life of Winters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/09/22/tvs-big-names-reportedly-arguing-over-emmys-special-tribute-cory-monteith|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923013457/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/09/22/tvs-big-names-reportedly-arguing-over-emmys-special-tribute-cory-monteith/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2013|title=FoxNews|work=Fox News|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> The 2013 movie ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'' was dedicated to him.