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Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; Yiddish: מענדעל בערלינגער; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television.
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television.
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television.
Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle, the acerbic, cigar-smoking vaudevillian who eagerly embraced a new medium and became "Mr. Television" in the dawn of the video age, died Wednesday. He was 93.
Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle, brash comedian who became first star of television as beloved 'Uncle Miltie' on Texaco Star Theater from 1948 to 1954, dies at age of 93; began his career in vaudeville,...
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Mar 27, 2002 · Milton Berle was the first superstar of the television age. His variety show (a program that features many different types of entertainment), Texaco Star Theater, was a huge hit in the late 1940s and early 1950s, attracting up to 75 percent of American TV audiences each week.
Mar 27, 2002 · Milton Berle, the first major star of the television era and whose career started in vaudeville and spanned more than 80 years, died Wednesday in his sleep at his home in West Los Angeles. He...
Mar 28, 2002 · Comedian Milton Berle essentially popularized television in America, by luring millions of Americans to gather in front of their black and white TV sets.
Mar 27, 2002 · Milton Berle was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.
Dec 29, 2002 · A ravenous show-biz animal, Milton Berle was willing to devour the scenery, his second bananas or anything else that stood between him and a laugh.