Steven H. Scheuer Television History Interviews 1996-1999

Berle, Milton

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Bruce, Lenny, 1925-1966

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Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), known professionally as Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, freestyle and critical form of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York State, by Governor George Pataki in 2003. Bruce paved the way for counterculture era c...

May, Elaine, 1932-....

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Philadelphia-born comic and scriptwriter. From the description of Scripts, 1962, 1971. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79337112 Elaine May, screenwriter. From the description of Primary colors: screenplay, 1997 April 8. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517209 Death Defying Acts comprised: Central Park West by Woody Allen, An interview by David Mamet, Hotline by Elaine May. From the description of Hot...

Meara, Anne

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Anne Meara, playwright. From the description of Down the garden paths : typescript, 2001, Jan. 17. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79459206 Anne Meara, playwright and actress. From the description of Down the garden path : typescript, 2001. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79460288 ...

Marc, David

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Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964

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Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz on January 31, 1892 in New York City. He was orphaned at age of two and raised by his grandmother. Cantor was a vaudeville performer and singing waiter and appeared in Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics in 1916 and star in successive Ziegfeld Follies, 1917-1919. He starred in two silent films, Kid Boots (1926) and Special Delivery (1927); had own radio show through the 1930s, and was the highest paid radio star by 1936. After a h...

Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.

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Jack Benny (1894-1974) was an American vaudeville, radio, television and film actor. Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan, Illinois, Benny first honed his talents as a comedian on the vaudeville stage, then found that his style was uniquely adapted to the new medium of radio, where he became a national celebrity with his Jack Benny Show (1943-1958). His wife, Mary Livingstone, often starred on the Jack Benny Show. Benny took his show to television and continued to appear in his own show, in specia...

Cosby, Bill, 1937-....

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William Henry Cosby, Jr. (Bill) was born in 1937 in Philadelphia. He attended Temple University and received his M.A. and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts. He is a noted comedian, actor, and writer. In the early 1970s Cosby created the cartoon character of Fat Albert who gave Cosby the opportunity to present his views on how to handle such childhood problems as lying, stealing, and safety.Biographical source: Something About the Author, Volume 110, p. 65-71. From the descri...

Allen, Fred, 1894-1956

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Radio comedian and humorist. From the description of Papers of Fred Allen, 1932-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78567150 Nat Hiken was head writer for Fred Allen for seven years and created the character of Sgt. Ernei Bilko. He died in 1968 at the age of 54 (Dec. 8, 1968). From the description of Letters : to Nat Hiken, 1942-1946. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39782118 Biographical Note ...

Allen, Steve, 1921-2000

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A radio and television performer, actor, composer, pianist, and singer. From the description of [Papers] / Steve Allen. 1956-1973. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 14228108 Renowned American comedian, composer, lyricist, musician, television pioneer, performer, and author. From the description of Steve Allen papers, 1951-2000. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49244609 Steve Allen (1921-2000), comedian, co...

Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981

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Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981) was born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky in the Bronx, New York. While recovering from injuries sustained while serving in the U.S. Army during WWII he began to write. He spent the rest of his life writing for the stage as well as the screen. From the guide to the Paddy Chayefsky TV Script, 1954, (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.) Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981) was born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky in the Bronx, New York. While...

Kovacs, Ernie, 1919-1962

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Biography Kovacs was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on January 23, 1919; acted in stock companies and wrote for The Trentonian ; was a disc jockey and special-events announcer for Trenton's radio station WTTM; began his television career at Philadelphia's WPTZ in 1950 and was one of the leading innovators of comedy in the new medium; his first network television program was It's Time for Ernie (1951); continued to work on radio while doing tele...

Nichols, Mike, 1952-

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Stiller, Jerry 1927-

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Scheuer, Steven H.

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Steven H. Scheuer is a television and film critic. His syndicated preview column "TV Key" ran in newspapers throughout the United States beginning in 1953, and he edited the related annual publication TV Key Movie Guide, later Movies on TV . From the guide to the Steven H. Scheuer Collection of Television Program Scripts, circa 1953-1963, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Steven H. Scheuer is a television and film critic. His syndicated preview column "TV Key" ran ...