Collection of 13 original photographs of comedian Milton Berle

Milton Berle (subject)

Various cities: Various studios and photographers, 1939-1950. Collection of 13 vintage photographs of actor and comedian Milton Berle, taken variously throughout 1939 to 1950. Three photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, seven with Dell Publishing stamps on the verso, and five with NBC stamps on the verso.

Included in the collection is one photograph of Berle on the CBS radio show "Hollywood Screenscoops" in 1939, one photograph of Berle with Robert Alda at a Warner Brothers celebration in 1945, and two photographs of Berle on "The Milton Berle Show," taken in 1949 and 1950, respectively. The collection also includes several portraits and candid photographs of Berle, taken variously throughout 1949 and 1950, several with fellow actors Arnold Stang, Fred Clark, and Ruth Gilbert.

Berle's career spanned over eight decades, starting in silent films and on stage as a child actor, and later progressing to radio, sound film, and television. He was the first major American television star as the host of NBC's "Texaco Star Theatre" (1948-1955, renamed "The Milton Berle Show" in 1953), and was a major figure in the first Golden Age of Television, known to American audiences as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television."

Generally 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus.

Pagination available upon request.


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