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.
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| 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 | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| 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 | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Gypsy Rose Lee papers, 1910-1970 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Max Liebman papers, 1903-1981 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Moving Images Relating to the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of World War II, 1991–1995 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [SEPT. 19] | National Archives at College Park |
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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 | American Museum of Vaudeville |
| associatedWith | Blair, Janet. |
| associatedWith | Blair, Janet. |
| associatedWith | Brooks, Mel, 1926- |
| associatedWith | Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 |
| associatedWith | Coca, Imogene. |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- |
| associatedWith | Diamond, Selma. |
| associatedWith | East West newspaper |
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Birth 1922-09-08
Death 2014-02-12
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Caesar, Isaac Sidney, 1922-2014
Caesar, Sidney, 1922-2014
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