Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
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Sid Caesar (born Isaac Sidney Caesar, September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows (1950–1954) and its successor, Caesar's Hour (1954–1957). Caesar was considered a "sketch comic" and actor, as opposed to a stand-up comedian. He also relied more on body language, accents, and facial contortions than simply dialogue. Unlike the slapstick comedy which was standard on TV, his style was considered "avant garde" in the 1950s.
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Audio Recordings, 1942 - 1999 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | East West Research Files, 1967-1989 | University of California, Berkeley. The Ethnic Studies Library. | |
| referencedIn | Sid Caesar collection, [19--?-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 | Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Max Liebman papers, 1903-1981 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [SEPT. 19] | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Moving Images Relating to the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of World War II, 1991–1995 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs of motion pictures, 1915-1978. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Gypsy Rose Lee papers, 1910-1970 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| creatorOf | Sid Caesar Papers 1950-1963 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Posters Created or Acquired for Outpost Use, ca. 1960–ca. 1994 | National Archives at College Park |
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| associatedWith | Blair, Janet. | person |
| associatedWith | Blair, Janet. | person |
| associatedWith | Brooks, Mel, 1926- | person |
| associatedWith | Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 | person |
| associatedWith | Coca, Imogene. | person |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | Diamond, Selma. | person |
| associatedWith | East West newspaper | person |
| associatedWith | Fabray, Nanette. | person |
| associatedWith | Fabray, Nanette. | person |
| associatedWith | Gelbart, Larry. | person |
| associatedWith | Gelbart, Larry. | person |
| associatedWith | Kallen, Lucille. | person |
| associatedWith | Keller, Sheldon. | person |
| associatedWith | Keller, Sheldon. | person |
| associatedWith | Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970 | person |
| associatedWith | Liebman, Max. | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Morris, Howard, 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Reiner, Carl, 1922- | person |
| associatedWith | Simon, Neil. | person |
| associatedWith | Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987. | person |
| associatedWith | Tolkin, Mel. | person |
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| Beverly Hills | CA | US | |
| Yonkers | NY | US |
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Birth 1922-09-08
Death 2014-02-12
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