Comedian George Carlin poses for a portrait in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) George Carlin has been ranked among the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He started ...

They say death is a good career move, but for George Carlin it has been more like a career rediscovery. For all the encomiums that followed his passing last June, of a heart attack at age 71, what has ...