Berg, Gertrude, 1899-1966
Variant namesMrs. Gertrude Berg was born in New York City on October 3, 1899, the daughter of Jacob and Diana Edelstein. She married Lewis Berg in 1918 and has 2 children, Cherney and Harriet. She first appeared in radio as actress-author-producer of the program The Goldbergs in 1929. She also wrote the program Kate Hopkins and was writer-producer of The House of Glass in 1935. Mrs. Berg was a collaborator on the film Make a Wish with Bobby Breen, and was Mollie in the film The Goldbergs . She appeared in the television series The Goldbergs and also in the series Mrs. G. Goes to College . She has appeared in the Broadway production of A Majority of One and also in summer stock productions. Mrs. Berg received the Antoinette Perry Award in 1959 and is the author of Molly and Me and Memoirs of Gertrude Berg .
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| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Lucille Lortel papers | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Spigelgass, Leonard. Papers, [ca. 1949]-1985. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Gertrude Berg Papers, 1930-1962 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Addition to the Playscripts and Promptbooks Collection None. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Gertrude Berg collection, [19--?-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| creatorOf | Davenport, Bill. Mrs. G. goes to college. "High finance / by Bill Davenport. | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | |
| referencedIn | Samuel and Bella Spewack Papers, ca.1920-1980 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. Papers, ca.1920-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Rogers, Fred. [Address by Fred Rogers at the Public Broadcasting Service development conference] : speech (document) | Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent Library | |
| referencedIn | Shumlin, Herman, 1898-. Papers, 1930-1968. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | San Francisco Academy of Comic Art collection : Newspaper Comic Strips, 1893-1996 | The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | |
| referencedIn | On the Job With Your Three Best Friends | National Archives at College Park |
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| referencedIn | New York SP Skene Memorial Library | National Archives at College Park |
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| associatedWith | Rogers, Fred. | person |
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| associatedWith | San Francisco Academy of Comic Art. Bill Blackbeard, Director | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Shumlin, Herman, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 | person |
| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. | person |
| associatedWith | Spigelgass, Leonard. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
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Birth 1899-10-03
Death 1966-09-14
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