Comedian Sid Caesar has died

BetteDavisEyes · Feb 12, 2014

I heard about Sid Caesar's passing on the radio (WWJ, CBS, Detroit) on my way home from a medical appointment. He was 91. Haven't found anything online yet, but I will keep checking and post when MSM report is available.

meanmaryjean · Feb 12, 2014

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/02/12/sid-caesar-dies-at-age/

Brilliant man. The Dick van Dyke Show was loosely based on Carl Reiner's expereiences as a writer for Sid Caesar.

BetteDavisEyes · Feb 12, 2014

CBS/AP/February 12, 2014, 3:50 PM

Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dead at 91

Last Updated Feb 12, 2014 4:06 PM EST

Sid Caesar, the innovative, influential comedy genius whose sketches lit up 1950s television with zany humor, has died at age 91.

Caesar died at his home in the Los Angeles area after a brief illness, family spokesman Eddy Friedfeld said.

In his two most important shows, "Your Show of Shows" (which ran from 1950-1954) and "Caesar's Hour" (1954-1957), Caesar displayed remarkable skill in pantomime, satire, mimicry, dialect and sketch comedy. And he gathered a stable of young writers who went on to worldwide fame in their own right -- including Neil Simon and Woody Allen...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sid-caesar-comic-genius-of-1950s-television-dead-at-91/

PMLsmom · Feb 12, 2014

RIP Mr. Caesar - Okay, who's gonna be the jinxed "third?" First Miss Shirley Temple, now Sid...

Comedian Sid Caesar has died

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