Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar (Isaac Sidney Caesar; September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comedian and actor. Caesar stared in Your Show of Shows from 1950 until 1954 and in Grease as Coach Calhoun. Before becoming a comedian, Caesar was a musician.[1] He won two Emmy Awards during his career.
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Born | Isaac Sidney Caesar September 8, 1922 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 2014 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, musician, producer |
Years active | 1946–2006 |
Known for | Your Show of Shows Caesar's Hour |
Spouse(s) | Florence Levy (m.1943–2010; her death) |
Children | 3 |
Caesar was born on September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, New York. He was of Polish-Russian-Jewish descent.[2][3] Caesar was married to Florence Levy from 1943 until her death in 2010. They had three children.
Caesar died on the morning of February 12, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California from natural causes, aged 91.[4]
Sid Caesar Media
Imogene Coca and Caesar in Your Show of Shows (1952)
L-R: Edie Adams, Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett Caesar attending Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2000
References
- ↑ "Sid Caesar - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". movies.nytimes.com. 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Murray, Susan (2002). "Sid Caesar". St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. https://archive.today/20120710182636/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200176/. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Sid Caesar Biography (1922-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ↑ "Sid Caesar Dead: Comedy Titan Was 91". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2014.
Other websites
- Official Sid Caesar website Archived 2022-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Sid Caesar on IMDb
- Sid Caesar at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sid Caesar at Allmovie
- Sid Caesar Biography from Museum of Broadcast Communications Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Sid Caesar Biography from New York Times Archived 2003-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Archival Television Audio on Sid Caesar