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Etta. Feldman. Rickles. Born Yettie Feldman to Harry Feldman and Clara Feldman, and sister of Frieda Slumka, and later Etta wed Max Sidney Rickles (1900-1953) on June 24, 1924, and mother of entertainer Don Rickles (May 8, 1926 - April 6, 2017).
Feb 25, 2010 · The Offending Champion. At a Beverly Hills hangout, Don Rickles schmoozes about recumbent bikes, Las Vegas wiseguys, and the best Sinatra story ever told. By John Heilpern. Illustration by Tim ...
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Rickles was born in Queens, New York City, United States, on May 8, 1926. He was Jewish. His father, Max Rickles (1896–1952), emigrated in 1903 with his Lithuanian parents from Kaunas. His mother, Etta Rickles (née Feldman; 1898–1984), was born in New York City to Austrian immigrant parents. Rickles grew up in Jackson Heights.
Apr 6, 2022 · Don Rickles with his mother Etta (1940s). Photo courtesy of Mindy Rickles. When my dad was a teenager, he enlisted in the Navy and went off to fight in the Philippines during World War II. He was scared like any kid would be, and was lucky to get back with his life intact.
Apr 7, 2017 · Don Rickles, who has died at the age of 90, rose from humble Jewish origins to become America's premier insult comic. ... Max Rickles and Etta Feldman, Rickles studied at the American Academy of ...
Aug 2, 2004 · The noisy, indomitable Etta Rickles, whom he sometimes refers to as “the Jewish Patton,” once greeted a group of bosses at a casino with the words “Good evening, gentlemen.
