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By the time the again-renamed Milton Berle Show finished its only full season (1955–56), Berle was already becoming history—though his final season was host to two of Elvis Presley's earliest television appearances, April 3 and June 5, 1956.
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, 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 (1948-55), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle ...
The Milton Berle Show called it quits at the end of the 1955-56 season. It should have been a chance for a fresh start—but Berle just kept spiraling to rock bottom. Getty Images
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television.
May 23, 2024 · Milton Berle (born July 12, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 27, 2002, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian who, as a popular entertainer in the early days of television in the United States, came to be known as “Mr. Television.”
Mar 28, 2002 · Comedian Milton Berle essentially popularized television in America, by luring millions of Americans to gather in front of their black and white TV sets. He once half-joked that he, "sold more...
Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle, brash comedian who became first star of television as beloved 'Uncle Miltie' on Texaco Star Theater from 1948 to 1954, dies at age of 93; began his career in vaudeville,...
May 12, 2002 · Signed talk story about a memorial tribute to late comedian Milton Berle at the Friars Club... Berle was a loyal and active Friar until his death, at the …
Mar 28, 2002 · Milton Berle, the acerbic, cigar-smoking vaudevillian who eagerly embraced a new medium and became "Mr. Television" in the dawn of the video age, died Wednesday. He was 93.
Mar 27, 2002 · Milton Berle, the first major star of the television era and whose career started in vaudeville and spanned more than 80 years, died Wednesday in his sleep at his home in West Los Angeles. He was...
