HE had the biggest cigar I ever saw. My one and only gander at Milton Berle’s cigar was at the Friar’s Club on 55th Street in 1988, at an event held by CBS to publicize a TV movie in which ...

Milton Berle, whose “anything for a laugh” ethos propelled him through a career that began in vaudeville, continued on radio, exploded on television and didn’t end until his doctors told him ...

This Elvis Presley performance from 1956 would change the trajectory of his career and the attitude of rock 'n' roll forever.

Elvis Presley’s performances were unlike anything Americans had seen before. The smooth crooners of the 1940s and 1950s ...

Milton Berle, known to legions of fans as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" and a man who had a profound influence on the rapid growth of the medium, died yesterday at his Los Angeles home.

One starred a vaudeville comic named Milton Berle, and the other was hosted by a New York newspaper columnist named Ed Sullivan. Here's David. DAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: On TV these days - whenever ...

Jim Lehrer talks to veteran comedians Sid Caesar and Alan King Credits about the comedian and television legend Milton Berle, who died yesterday. Comedian Milton Berle essentially popularized ...

Would there be television, if it weren't for Milton Berle? It’s a legitimate question because, in its heyday, Berle’s Texaco Star Theater was so popular that it doubled the number of TVs in ...

Milton Berle is the host of the series premiere. Guests are comic ventriloquist Senor Wences, singer Pearl Bailey, harmonica player Stan Fisher, acrobatic act the Moroccans, double-talk comedian ...