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  • Mel Brooks

    Private Venue

    Mel Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading

  • Television In The 1950s

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    The fabulous 1950s are often called The "First Golden Era" of Television!Mel With programs ranging from  "I Love Lucy" to Edward R. Murrow, Sid Caesar to live dramas weekly, , from rigged quiz shows, Gunsmoke, and soap operas, the 1950s … Continue reading

  • Carl Reiner

    Private Venue

    Carl Reiner was one of the funniest men ever to appear in - or write for - or direct an episode of TV! At 97, he was the oldest celebrity active on Twitter - and never contemplating retiring from show … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Zoom

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! No one has a skill set that matches that … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Zoom

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! No one has a skill set that matches that … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Scarsdale Adult School Scarsdale, United States

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • The Films Of Rob Reiner

    Zoom

    The Films Of Rob Reiner Who would have thought that Archie Bunker's liberal, hippie son-in-law, "Meathead Mike" Stivic would become one of the most popular and influential movie directors of the last 30 years? Consider just some of the great … Continue reading

  • The Films Of Rob Reiner

    Zoom

    The Films Of Rob Reiner Who would have thought that Archie Bunker's liberal, hippie son-in-law, "Meathead Mike" Stivic would become one of the most popular and influential movie directors of the last 30 years? Consider just some of the great … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Private Venue

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Private Venue

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading