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My Father, Uncle Miltie

My Father, Uncle Miltie

William Berle
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Milton Berle is acknowledged as the man
who made television popular. The millions who religiously
watched The Texaco Star Theater which became The milton
Berle Show can attest to the genesis of TV: In the beginning,
there was Uncle Miltie. His audience of 86% of all those
with TV sets has never been equaled, not even by Seinfeld.

But who was Milton Berle behind his showbiz persona?
Nobody knows better than his son, Bill Berle, and what he
reveals in My Father, Uncle Miltie, puts the
complicated legend in an entirely new light.

Even Mr. Television's most ardent fans will be troubled
when their idol hires a prostitute for his 16-year-old son,
or when he speaks at a memorial for his late wife and
doesn't even mention her name, but tells jokes instead.

Bill Berle recalls his father's awesome theatrical and comic
gifts, and describes how "the greatest talent in show business"
would join in with guest acts of each variety. He could dance
with the dancers, sing with the singers, even tumble with the
acrobats, sometimes to the point of upstaging the featured guest.

But Bill Berle also reveals that after a happy early childhood,
his father became an absentee parent. Milton Berle's affairs
and flings with too many women to count are covered in detail,
as is his chronic gambling.

Written with noted author, playwright, and screenwriter
Brad Lewis, My Father, Uncle Miltie is a surprising
behind-the-scenes look at an American icon.
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Release
August 15, 1999
ISBN 13
9781569801499

My Father, Uncle Miltie

William Berle
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Milton Berle is acknowledged as the man
who made television popular. The millions who religiously
watched The Texaco Star Theater which became The milton
Berle Show can attest to the genesis of TV: In the beginning,
there was Uncle Miltie. His audience of 86% of all those
with TV sets has never been equaled, not even by Seinfeld.

But who was Milton Berle behind his showbiz persona?
Nobody knows better than his son, Bill Berle, and what he
reveals in My Father, Uncle Miltie, puts the
complicated legend in an entirely new light.

Even Mr. Television's most ardent fans will be troubled
when their idol hires a prostitute for his 16-year-old son,
or when he speaks at a memorial for his late wife and
doesn't even mention her name, but tells jokes instead.

Bill Berle recalls his father's awesome theatrical and comic
gifts, and describes how "the greatest talent in show business"
would join in with guest acts of each variety. He could dance
with the dancers, sing with the singers, even tumble with the
acrobats, sometimes to the point of upstaging the featured guest.

But Bill Berle also reveals that after a happy early childhood,
his father became an absentee parent. Milton Berle's affairs
and flings with too many women to count are covered in detail,
as is his chronic gambling.

Written with noted author, playwright, and screenwriter
Brad Lewis, My Father, Uncle Miltie is a surprising
behind-the-scenes look at an American icon.
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Release
August 15, 1999
ISBN 13
9781569801499

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