In this Aug. 6, 2012, photo Jay Cronley poses for a photo in Tulsa, Okla. Author and longtime newspaper columnist Cronley, whose books were made into movies starring some of Hollywood's most notable funnymen, has died at age 73. His daughter, Samantha Noel, says her father died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at his home in Tulsa. (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)