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Showbiz

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts) Thu Feb 13, 2014, 12:57 PM Feb 2014

Sid Caesar has died at 91. [View all]

His "Show of Shows" on NBC T.V. wrote the book on variety comedy in 1951. When our family got our first t.v., he was a mainstay of comedy. He overcame a horrendous alcoholism problem, and lived a long life. This guy was funny and smart.

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Sid Caesar has died at 91. [View all] Eleanors38 Feb 2014 OP

"This is Your Story" mockmonkey Feb 2014 #1

A truly funny guy... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #2

Actually, i thought he died years ago? nt kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #3