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Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle was born Mendel Berlinger on July 12, 1908, in New York City. He won a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest when he was 5 and followed that up with wins in several local amateur contests.
The Milton Berle Show: With Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang. The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television.
In his four-hour interview, Milton Berle (1908-2002) fondly recalls "Mama Berle" and her influence on his early career when he started performing as a child in vaudeville. He discusses how his vaudeville background prepared him for television, talks extensively about the success of Texaco Star Theater, and reveals how he earned the moniker "Uncle Miltie." He speaks of the challenges of ...
Jan 28, 1992 · Milton Berle, born Mendel Berlinger, was an iconic comedian and actor. As a stalwart of television’s golden age, he thrived as the host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater, garnering the nickname “Mr. Television.” He appeared in more than 75 television shows and starred in seven Broadway plays.
Feb 23, 2017 · The cover of William Berle and ghostwriter Brad Lewis’ gossipy tell-all My Father, Uncle Miltie shows its subject, Milton Berle, in his element. A look of demented joy animates his eyes. He’s ...
Milton Berle, 93, the old-time vaudeville comic who earned the nickname "Mr. Television" for introducing millions of Americans to the electronic medium during its infancy and thereby helping to change the country forever, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. Berle, who had been under hospice care in recent weeks, learned last year that he ...
Mar 27, 2002 · Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American television star, and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during TV's golden age. At one million dollars a year, NBC signed him to an exclusive, unprecedented 30-year ...
