American comedian Milton Berle (born 1908), known as "Mr. Television," has given the world a rich entertainment legacy stretching from the days of vaudeville to radio and television. Few actors and entertainers have contributed as much to as many...

Milton Berle, a former vaudevillian, film actor, and radio comedian, was television's first real star. Credited with selling over a million television sets during his first years hosting the weekly Tuesday night NBC program Texaco Star Theatre,...

Milton Berlinger (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater from (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie or Mr....

00-00-0000 MILTON BERLE Date: 03-29-2002, Friday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B Biographical: MILTON BERLE Looking back from the early 21st century, in which television is just one of many diversions in an...

"MR TELEVISION", "Mr Tuesday Night", "Uncle Miltie", "The Thief of Bad Gags" - Milton Berle was called all of these, and many less printable things by rival comedians from whom he appropriated material. After learning his trade in vaudeville, musical comedy, revue, night-clubs and...

It doesn't take a psychic in a bejeweled turban to figure out that Johnny Carson landed the top spot. But deeper down the ranking of "The 50 Greatest TV Icons," you may find a name that surprises you (or even makes you scratch your head)....

Elizabeth Taylor, Rita Moreno, Tiger Woods and Willie Mays are among the new crop of achievers inducted into the California Hall of Fame, which honors the leaders, inventors, sports figures and — of course — celebrities who have shaped California.Taylor canceled because of a fall,...