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Moses “Moses Berle” Berlinger. Father of actor/comedian Milton Berle. Died at his residence at 101 Central Park West, New York City.
Milton Berle was born into a Jewish family in a five-story walkup in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. His given name was Mendel Berlinger, but he chose Milton Berle as his professional name when he was 16. His father, Moses Berlinger (1872–1938), was a paint and varnish salesman.
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Milton Berle, the brash comedian who emerged from vaudeville, nightclubs, radio and films to become the first star of television, igniting a national craze for the new medium in the late 1940's,...
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Milton Berle was born in a Jewish family as Milton Berlinger to Moses Berlinger and Sarah Glantz Berlinger in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan in 1908. His father was a paint and varnish salesman.
Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle was born Milton Berlinger, one of five children of the former Sarah Glantz and Moses Berlinger, on July 12, 1908, in a five-story Manhattan walkup. The Berlingers were poor....
Jan 6, 2016 · His father, Moses Berlinger (1873–1938), was a paint and varnish salesman. His mother, Sarah (Sadie) Glantz Berlinger (1877–1954), eventually became stagestruck and changed her name to Sandra Berle when Milton became famous.
Mar 28, 2002 · Berle was born July 12, 1908, in Manhattan, the son of Moses Berlinger, a paint shop owner, and Sarah Berlinger, a department store detective who would later change her first name to Sandra and...