Bob Boatman, director of the syndicated television show "Hee Haw" for 17 years, accidentally shot himself to death with a pistol, authorities say.
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Boatman, 59, was found Monday in the garage of his house in Hendersonville, outside Nashville. He was pronounced dead at Hendersonville Hospital a short time later.Police said Boatman accidentally shot himself in the stomach after he pulled out a drawer that contained a .22-caliber revolver. The gun hit the floor and discharged, they said. Boatman had been directing "Hee Haw" since 1972.