Biography The Career of Comedian Jonathan Winters Jim Lehrer talks to comedian Jonathan Winters, the 1999 winner of the Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This interview originally aired Oct. 21, 1999. Winters died April 11, 2013, at age 87. (Source: PBS Newshour) Share This Previous Article'THE REAL ROCKY': A Revealing Doc that Makes Blood Squirt on Your Screen Next ArticleTHE BOWLER April 13, 2013