R.I.P: Sid Caesar, Comedy Legend, Dead at 91
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 02/12/2014 06:14 PM
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3 Time Emmy winning comedian, Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar, best known for his 50's television series 'Your Show of Shows' and 'Caesar's Hour' passed away at his home in Beverly Hills, CA., at the age of 91.
Throughout the 70's and 80's, Caesar continued to make occasional television and night club appearances and starred in several movies including Silent Movie, 'History of the World, Part I, Airport 1975 and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and its sequel, Grease 2, in 1982. In 1971, he starred opposite Carol Channing and a young Tommy Lee Jones in the Broadway show 'Four on a Garden'.
Caesar was predeceased by his wife, Florence Levy, in 2010 and leaves behind 3 children. The cause of death has not been determined at this point.
Throughout the 70's and 80's, Caesar continued to make occasional television and night club appearances and starred in several movies including Silent Movie, 'History of the World, Part I, Airport 1975 and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and its sequel, Grease 2, in 1982. In 1971, he starred opposite Carol Channing and a young Tommy Lee Jones in the Broadway show 'Four on a Garden'.Caesar was predeceased by his wife, Florence Levy, in 2010 and leaves behind 3 children. The cause of death has not been determined at this point.
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