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Website. shelleyberman .com. Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer. [ 1] He was awarded three gold records for his comedy albums and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. [ 2]
Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, whose brittle persona and anxiety-ridden observations helped redefine stand-up comedy in the late 1950s and early ’60s, died early Friday morning at his home in Bell Canyon ...
Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor's sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s ...
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Sep 1, 2017 · Inside Shelley Berman, his live record released in 1959, became the first comedy album to go gold (reaching sales of 500,000 units) and was the first non-musical recording to win a Grammy Award ...
Shelley Berman, a widely popular GRAMMY-winning comedian in the late 1950s and 1960s who later came to prominence as an actor on shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 92 years old. In 1957 Berman secured his first gig as a comedian at Mister Kelly's nightclub in his native Chicago, which ...
Sep 1, 2017 · Berman was the first comedian to win a Grammy Award, winning the inaugural Best Comedy Performance, Spoken Word in 1959 for his debut comedy album Inside Shelley Berman; the LP was also the first ...
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Sep 1, 2017 · NEW YORK --Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died.He ...