Milton Berlinger "Milton Berle" was known to a generation as "Uncle Miltie". He was the host of Texaco Star Theater (1948 - 1955) on NBC. The show at one point had 80% of viewers on Tuesday nights. Many considered one of the highlights of his show to be when he appeared in women's clothing, a wig, and makeup.
Later in his career, he appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, The Lucy Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, Get Smart, Laugh-In, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Hollywood Palace, Ironside, F Troop, Fantasy Island, and The Jack Benny Show. He WAS Mr. Television!
No. I'm not American so didn't get to watch it lol. You do realise that your page is international don't you? Hahahahaha.
I remember his voice in so many things though. Dick Dastardly for one lol.
Oi, don't take the huff at the first line. Simply learn ;-)
Milton Berle, original name Milton Berlinger, (born July 12, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 27, 2002, Los Angeles, California), American comedian who, as a popular entertainer in the early days of television in the United States, came to be known as “Mr. Television.”
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Those ancestors of ours had a sense of humor - amateurs and professionals!
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I am researching Tasker, Jones, Bowen, Rees of Wales; Kroetch, Chartrand of Canada; and Boggs, Ferguson, Smith, of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Also Steeples of Kansas. And on my mother's New England roots - well, too numerous to name since she descends from Mayflower passengers as well as Dutch East India captains who arrived with their families before the Mayflower landed further north than was planned. :) I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Director). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in Campbell (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our current Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director
Fifth great granddaughter of Pierre Lafitte, fifth great grandneice of Jean Lafitte by birth. Marriage to Cooke of England/Oklahoma/Texas. Also looking for Gabriel Sturkey, Plum Branch, SC, who left military academy, joined Confederacy, fought with Custer, Mexican war, early Hoods Texas Ranger. Left for Texas and changed his name to Jesse Patrick Chastun. Admitted on his death bed that he was in fact, Gabriel Presley Sturkey of SC.
I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth.
So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her.
For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator. My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.