Milton Berle
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| Background information | |
| Born as: | Mendel Berlinger |
| Other names: | Mr. Television, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Tuesday Night |
| Born | Jul 12, 1908 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | Mar 27, 2002 - at age 94 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Malignant colon cancer |
| Buried: | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Spouse(s): | Joyce Mathews (1941 - 1947) divorced Joyce Mathews (remarried) (1949 - 1950) divorced Ruth Cosgrove Rosenthal (1953 - 1989) died Lorna Adams (1992 - ) |
| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian (1913–2000) |
Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV.
Early life
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 of German-Jewish descent and worked as a paint and varnish salesman. His mother, Sarah (Sadie) Glantz Berlinger (1877–1954), who was of Polish-Jewish ancestry, changed her name to Sandra Berle when Milton became famous. He had three older brothers (from oldest to youngest): Phil, Frank, and Jack Berle. For many years, the latter two worked on Berle's TV production staff while Phil was a programming executive at NBC.
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Milton_Berle ]
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