{"type":"rich","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","title":"Richard Pryor, Iconoclastic Comedian, Dies at 65 (Published 2005)","summary":"Richard Pryor, the iconoclastic standup comedian who transcended barriers of race and brought a biting, irreverent humor into America's living rooms, movie houses, clubs and concert halls, died Saturday. He was 65.      Mr. Pryor, who had been ill with multiple sclerosis, suffered a heart attack and died at a hospital in Los Angeles, his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor, told CNN.  ","author_name":"By Mel Watkins","publication_date":"December 11, 2005","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/arts/richard-pryor-iconoclastic-comedian-dies-at-65.html","cache_age":86400,"provider_name":"The New York Times","provider_url":"https://www.nytimes.com","html":"\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.nytimes.com/svc/oembed/html/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2005%2F12%2F11%2Farts%2Frichard-pryor-iconoclastic-comedian-dies-at-65.html\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" title=\"Richard Pryor, Iconoclastic Comedian, Dies at 65\" style=\"border:none;max-width:500px;min-width:300px;min-height:550px;display:block;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e","width":300,"height":550,"thumbnail_credit":"","thumbnail_url":"https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/nyt_logo_t_oembed_880x586.png","thumbnail_width":440,"thumbnail_height":293}