Milton Berle
Milestones
- Birthplace: New York, New York
- Birthday: July 12, 1908
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1998
Suffered mild stroke in December
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1997
Launched Milton, a gaming magazine, published by his wife Lorna and edited by his daughter Susan
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1995
Earned Emmy nomination for guest performance on "Beverly Hills, 90210"
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1995
Had featured role in "Storybook"
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1984
Played himself in Woody Allen's "Broadway Danny Rose"
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1975
Played dramatic role in the feature "Lepke"
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1968
Returned to Broadway after a thirty-year absence to play role of Max Silverman in Herb Gardner's "The Goodbye People"
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1963
Toured in stage production "Top Banana"
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1960
Returned to features with "The Bellboy" and "Let's Make Love"
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1949
Last feature for eleven years, "Always Leave THem Laughing"
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1948
Hosted and starred on the radio series "Texaco Star Theater"
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1948 to 1953
Hosted and starred on the TV series, "Texaco Star Theater" (NBC)
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1937
Featured in the film "New Faces of 1937"
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1936
Appeared on stage with "Ziegfeld Follies"
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1932
Featured on Broadway in "Earl Carroll Vanities"
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1920
Broadway debut "Floradora"
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1914
Film acting debut, "The Perils of Pauline"; also featured in "Tillie's Punctured Romance", directed by Charlie Chaplin
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1913
Won a Charlie Chaplin impersonation contest
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1913
Worked as child model for Buster Brown shoes
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Appeared in dramatic role on "The Dick Powell Show" in episode titled "Doyle Against the House"; earned Emmy nomination
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Hosted and starred on a revamped "The Milton Berle Show" (NBC)
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Hosted and starred on the TV series, "The Milton Berle Show" (NBC)
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Reportedly played bit roles in over 50 silent films, most for Biograph
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Revived "The Milton Berle Show" for ABC
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Underwent coronary bypass surgery