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Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985
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Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. He also starred in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). He was a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Phil Silvers Show and two Tony Awards for his performances in Top Banana and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also wrote the original lyrics to the jazz standard "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)".
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle papers, 1922-1962, 1988. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Photographs of Activities, Facilities and Personnel, ca. 1940–ca. 1983 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995. Vivian Blaine papers, 1916-1995. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Hancock, Robert E., Jr. Robert E. Hancock Antarctic collection, 1907-1977. | Florida State University | |
| referencedIn | Army Hour-Mutual Network Audio Recordings, 1953–1954 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Alan E. Abrams papers, 1959-1982, 1964-1971 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence and Scripts, ca. 1950–1959 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Frederick R. Koch collection of photographs of stage and screen actors and entertainers, ca. 1920-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964–1980 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Paula Stone papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Simon, Danny, 1937-. Phil Silvers show. Birthday boy / written by Danny Simon. | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | |
| referencedIn | David, Leon T. Leon T. David photograph collection. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| referencedIn | Vivian Blaine papers, 1916-1995 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. |
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| associatedWith | Abrams, Alan E. | person |
| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 | person |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | David, Leon T. | person |
| associatedWith | Hancock, Robert E., Jr. | person |
| associatedWith | Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), collector. | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 | person |
| associatedWith | Rapport, Will. | person |
| associatedWith | Stone, Paula. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
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Birth 1911-05-12
Death 1985-11-01
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