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With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar's Hour (1954–1957), both of which influenced later generations of comedians. [1]
Sid Caesar was a comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician who performed in live shows and movies. He created and starred in Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and wrote songs like "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday".
- Actor, Producer, Production Manager
- September 8, 1922
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- February 12, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — Sid Caesar, who died Wednesday at 91, invented TV sketch comedy, gathering a dream team of fellow performers and writers — among them Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen — whose own impact on comedy will be lasting.
A collections of all the available complete shows (and some partials) of Sid Caesar's three major regular series: The Admiral Broadway Revue [1949], Your Show of Shows [1950-54], and Caesar's...
Feb 12, 2014 · Sid Caesar, a comedic force of nature who became one of television’s first stars in the early 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers, died on Wednesday at his home in ...
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- Mervyn Rothstein,Peter Keepnews
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Apr 5, 2024 · Sid Caesar (born September 8, 1922, Yonkers, New York, U.S.—died February 12, 2014, Beverly Hills, California) American comedian who pioneered the television variety show format with the programs Your Show of Shows (1950–54) and Caesar’s Hour (1954–57).
Feb 12, 2014 · Sid Caesar was a pioneer of live television comedy in the 1950s, with writers like Mel Brooks and Woody Allen. He died in 2014 at his home in Los Angeles.