Object Record
Metadata
Title |
Milton Berle 1908-2002 |
Creator |
Brookins, Gary, 1950- |
Date |
2002-03-27? |
Signed Name |
Brookins |
Finding number |
CGA.AC.W18.100 |
Start Date |
2002 |
End date |
2002 |
Genre |
Editorial cartoon |
Subject |
Celebrity deaths Television programs Vaudeville shows |
Related people |
Berle, Milton |
Shown |
cemetery gravestones television |
Published in |
Richmond Times Dispatch |
Medium |
Ink/Paper |
Width (cm) |
30.500 |
Height (cm) |
21.700 |
Language |
English |
Collection |
Gary Brookins Collection |
Description |
Summary: A television sits in a cemetery. Milton Berle, the first American TV star, died on March 27, 2002. He was known as "Mr. Television" as the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955). Signed and dated with month and year by the artist. |
Credit line |
Gary Brookins Collection, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Accession number |
CGA.2019.081 |
Version |
original art |