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Aug 25, 1996 · For years, Etta Rickles was a part of her son's act; after she died in 1983, Rickles began to refer to her as ''the Jewish Patton.'' He shakes his head. ''She was a piece of work, the kind of ...
Apr 6, 2017 · His father Max was an immigrant from Lithuania, and his mother Etta was the New York-born daughter of parents from the Austrian Empire. According to Etta, he began entertaining family members...
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Apr 7, 2017 · Etta Rickles had befriended Frank Sinatra’s mother, Dolly, and persuaded her to encourage her son to check out Don Rickles’ act. When the singer stopped by one night in 1957, comic history was made.
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. His parents, my grandparents Max and Etta, were thrilled to have their ...
Apr 6, 2017 · His wife survives him, as do a daughter, Mindy Mann, and two grandchildren. Mr. Rickles’s son, Lawrence, died in 2011. ... Image. Mr. Rickles and his mother, Etta, celebrating her 74th birthday ...
