For over fifty years, the big, belt voice of Karen Morrow has been filling theatres and TV screens. While audiences across America will fondly remember her numerous appearances on The Merv Griffin Show, it is her live appearances on Broadway, blasting the roof of numerous theatres, that epitomize Karen Morrow. Joining Rob amp Kevin via phone, Karen reminisces on how she became known as 'the flop queen', what it was like to share the spotlight with Buddy Hackett, and how she counted Ethel Merman among her biggest fans.
- 9/5/2016
- by Behind the Curtain
- BroadwayWorld.com
Eddy and Sid after a Master Class at Nyu, 2003. (Photo: Michael Doft)
Sid Caesar’s funeral service was held on Sunday afternoon, February 16 at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Among the family and friends paying tribute was Sid’s biographer and friend, Cinema Retro’s Eddy Friedfeld, who co-authored Sid’s creative biography, Caesar’s Hours, published by Public Affairs in 2003.
What follows is the eulogy Eddy delivered before Sid's family, friends and colleagues.
Sid said that, like Isaac Newton, he stood on the shoulders of giants, his inspirations- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and W.C. Fields, who helped him develop his career and craft. Today, Sid, we stand on your shoulders- and celebrate your life, your art, your warmth, character, and friendship. You did things no one else could do and you inspired many others, including people in this room, to take the same artistic risks.
Sid Caesar’s funeral service was held on Sunday afternoon, February 16 at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Among the family and friends paying tribute was Sid’s biographer and friend, Cinema Retro’s Eddy Friedfeld, who co-authored Sid’s creative biography, Caesar’s Hours, published by Public Affairs in 2003.
What follows is the eulogy Eddy delivered before Sid's family, friends and colleagues.
Sid said that, like Isaac Newton, he stood on the shoulders of giants, his inspirations- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and W.C. Fields, who helped him develop his career and craft. Today, Sid, we stand on your shoulders- and celebrate your life, your art, your warmth, character, and friendship. You did things no one else could do and you inspired many others, including people in this room, to take the same artistic risks.
- 2/23/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
American TV's great comedian of the 1950s
Early on in their careers, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Neil Simon and Mel Brooks all produced gags for the American comedian Sid Caesar, who has died aged 91. "Writing for Caesar was the highest thing you could aspire to," said Allen, adding: "at least as a TV comedy writer. The presidency was above that." Simon later based the play Laughter on the 23rd Floor on his experiences of working for Caesar's popular variety programme Your Show of Shows (1950-54), and Reiner's time with Caesar inspired him to create The Dick Van Dyke Show.
At the height of his fame in the 1950s, Caesar was making more than $1m a year and Your Show of Shows was drawing audiences of up to 25 million. Broadway theatre owners complained that as a result of his popularity, they always had empty seats on Saturday nights – the...
Early on in their careers, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Neil Simon and Mel Brooks all produced gags for the American comedian Sid Caesar, who has died aged 91. "Writing for Caesar was the highest thing you could aspire to," said Allen, adding: "at least as a TV comedy writer. The presidency was above that." Simon later based the play Laughter on the 23rd Floor on his experiences of working for Caesar's popular variety programme Your Show of Shows (1950-54), and Reiner's time with Caesar inspired him to create The Dick Van Dyke Show.
At the height of his fame in the 1950s, Caesar was making more than $1m a year and Your Show of Shows was drawing audiences of up to 25 million. Broadway theatre owners complained that as a result of his popularity, they always had empty seats on Saturday nights – the...
- 2/13/2014
- by Christopher Hawtree
- The Guardian - Film News
Sid Caesar, the deft side-splitter who helped establish the new medium of television as he also established himself as a comedy legend, has died. He was 91. "He had not been well for a while. He was getting weak," family spokesman Eddy Friedfeld told the Associated Press. With a deceptively simple philosophy of humor - "I don't take myself too seriously," he told People in 1989. "I just laugh at myself a lot and call myself a dummy" - Isaac Sidney Caesar had been eliciting laughs since the Great Depression, when he mimicked the accents of customers who came into his Russian-Jewish...
- 2/12/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Sid Caesar, the legendary comedian, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 91.
Sid Caesar Dies
Caesar’s death was confirmed by a number of his close friends, including TV and radio host Larry King, who took to Twitter to share the sad news.
Sorry to learn about the passing of Sid Caesar-a dear friend, a comic genius & an American classic- there will never be another one like him
— Larry King (@kingsthings) February 12, 2014
During the 1950s, Caesar made a name for himself in TV sketch comedy shows, including Your Show of Shows and Ceasar’s Hour, after working on his act while serving in World War II. In Your Show of Shows, Caesar clowned around alongside Carl Reiner, Howard Morris and Imogene Coca. The show won two Emmy’s during his tenure.
Throughout his comedic career, he had the good fortune of working with material written by the likes of Reiner,...
Sid Caesar Dies
Caesar’s death was confirmed by a number of his close friends, including TV and radio host Larry King, who took to Twitter to share the sad news.
Sorry to learn about the passing of Sid Caesar-a dear friend, a comic genius & an American classic- there will never be another one like him
— Larry King (@kingsthings) February 12, 2014
During the 1950s, Caesar made a name for himself in TV sketch comedy shows, including Your Show of Shows and Ceasar’s Hour, after working on his act while serving in World War II. In Your Show of Shows, Caesar clowned around alongside Carl Reiner, Howard Morris and Imogene Coca. The show won two Emmy’s during his tenure.
Throughout his comedic career, he had the good fortune of working with material written by the likes of Reiner,...
- 2/12/2014
- Uinterview
CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful plans to bring back a popular character from Guiding Light to help launch its first-ever lesbian story line.
EW has learned exclusively that Crystal Chappell (pictured, left) — who was last seen playing Olivia, the popular lesbian lover of Natalia (Jessica Leccia) on Guiding Light — will portray Danielle, the other mother of Caroline Spencer (Linsey Godfrey, pictured, center). Caroline was introduced last month as the never-before-seen daughter of Karen Spencer, who is played by longtime B&B favorite Joanna Johnson (pictured, right). Johnson returned to the sudser last month to begin the romantic story line.
EW has learned exclusively that Crystal Chappell (pictured, left) — who was last seen playing Olivia, the popular lesbian lover of Natalia (Jessica Leccia) on Guiding Light — will portray Danielle, the other mother of Caroline Spencer (Linsey Godfrey, pictured, center). Caroline was introduced last month as the never-before-seen daughter of Karen Spencer, who is played by longtime B&B favorite Joanna Johnson (pictured, right). Johnson returned to the sudser last month to begin the romantic story line.
- 4/11/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
We will be the one of many movie bloggers covering the Academy Awards, why not just hang out with us. Not only will we be covering the winners and losers, but we will also be covering what happens in between. So with no live performances of the Best Song nominees, will the once in a life time Cirque du Soleil show live up to its expectations or will Academy Producers have wished they had the Muppets sing Man or Muppet on the big stage?
Plus you are already here, so why not stay a while. You already read Karen Divorty‘s predictions. Are they in line with yours? Are you playing it safe in your Oscar pool or are you going all out and have Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud beating out The Artist for Best Picture? We will keep you posted, just remember to keep on refreshing. The Academy...
Plus you are already here, so why not stay a while. You already read Karen Divorty‘s predictions. Are they in line with yours? Are you playing it safe in your Oscar pool or are you going all out and have Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud beating out The Artist for Best Picture? We will keep you posted, just remember to keep on refreshing. The Academy...
- 2/27/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Over on our Movie Critics blog, Lisa Schwarzbaum is pondering Michael Cera's future: How he'll go from someone who, in her words, knows how to "convey hormonal frenzy and accompanying romantic confusion as well as he does, just by standing still and speaking in a soft, clear voice," to someone who's tasked with playing a man in his 20s who's "Done It" and has to find the humor in sustaining a relationship. When I watched his new film Youth in Revolt, an R-rated male-driven romantic comedy at heart, the question that popped into my mind was would I rather...
- 1/9/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
As police make plans to conduct a second interview with Michael Jackson's doctor, the autopsy on the singer began Friday morning to determine the cause of his mysterious death, with Los Angeles County's top medical examiner conducting the procedure himself. Jackson, 50, was declared dead at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Thursday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest in his home. His body was airlifted across town to the offices of the Los Angeles coroner for the autopsy that began fewer than 24 hours later. Police already interviewed the physician who was present with Jackson at the time he was stricken,...
- 6/26/2009
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
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