The Martha Raye Show is an hour-long comedy/variety show which
aired live on NBC. It actually began in 1951,under the umbrella title
All-Star Revue. Raye began as a monthly replacement for its Host
Sid Caesar. In 1954 it changed its name to The Martha Raye Show
and was hosted by Martha Raye, a Montana native, who called
herself "The Big Mouth." (1954).
Martha Raye (born Margy Reed)
(August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994)
Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio))
is a television and film comedian and theatre actor. He is best known
for playing the cross-dressing corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.
SANDY KOZEL
2014
James (Jay) Douglas Muir Leno is 72 today.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.
(16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977)
On April 16, 1889, future Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin
was born Charles Spencer Chaplin in London, England.
Chaplin, one of the most financially successful stars of early
Hollywood, was introduced to the stage when he was five.
The son of London music hall entertainers, young Chaplin
was watching a show starring his mother when her voice
cracked. He was quickly shuffled onto the stage to finish
the act.
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022)
The actor and stand-up comedian died from a rare genetic muscle
disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat.
Gottfried began performing at only 15-years-old, has also appeared
on television shows and in movies.
