Milton Berle - A Biography (1995)

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This documentary chronicles the life and entertainment career of Milton Berle. Berle was a child-star on stage and screen. He appeared in Charlie Chaplin's film Tillie's Punctured Romance in 1914. Berle went on to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies. But the comedian's greatest success came in the new… More This documentary chronicles the life and entertainment career of Milton Berle. Berle was a child-star on stage and screen. He appeared in Charlie Chaplin's film Tillie's Punctured Romance in 1914. Berle went on to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies. But the comedian's greatest success came in the new medium of television. He pioneered NBC's Texaco Star Theater in 1948. The popular show made Berle a star and a household word. Archival clips traverse the breadth of the entertainer's long career. Interviews with those close to him give insight into this giant of television history. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi