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Phil Silvers
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American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985)
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Phil Silvers, born Philip Silversmith in Brooklyn on 11 May 1911, was an American comedian, stage actor, film actor and television actor of Russian Jewish descent. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, for which he was also nominated, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Silvers was married to Jo-Carroll Dennison. He died of a myocardial infarction from natural causes in California on 1 November 1985, and was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Top banana
- Do re mi
- Do re mi
- Do re mi
- Do re mi
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedy actor. He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show.
Known for
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Uncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
- Summer Stock: Get Happy! — Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)2006
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self (archive footage)2002
- On Location: The Carry Ons — Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
- What's a Carry On? — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1998
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1991
- That's Dancing! — From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)1985
- Showbiz Goes to War — (archive footage)1982
- Take Me Up to the Ball Game — Irwin (voice)1980
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1985
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 465
- Total plays
- 2,086
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Silver
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- California
- Spouse
- Jo-Carroll Dennison
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Phil Silvers Top Banana.JPG
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- Commons category
- Phil Silvers
- date of birth
- 1911-05-11
- date of death
- 1985-11-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- place of burial
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- ethnic group
- Russian Jews
- birth name
- Philip Silversmith
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