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ladder and pour water down on the staff member reading the report. Goats were auditioned for a local theater performance and tiny women appeared to walk up his arm. Kovacs also went outside of the studio for some of his skits, running through a downtown Philadelphia restaurant in a gorilla suit in one; in another, he looked into a construction pit, saying it was deep enough to see to China, when a man in Chinese clothing popped up, said a few words in the language, and ran off. Despite its popularity, the weekly prop budget for the show was just $ 15. Kovacs once asked his viewers to send unwanted items to Channel 3; they filled the station's lobby.

1760: 1579:. The experience of the totally different, laid-back lifestyle of Hollywood made a big impression on him. He realized he was working too much in New York; in California he would be able to work fewer hours, do just as well or better and have more time for Edie and his daughters. At the time, he was working most of the time and sleeping about two or three hours a night. Kovacs claimed that he realized it was time for a change when he was telling his girls a bedtime story and found himself thinking of using it for a show instead. Kovacs relocated his family there in 1957, after Edie finished work for the Broadway play 495: 1123:, to video of an empty office in which various items (pencil sharpeners, water coolers, wall clocks) come to life in rhythm with the music; it was a variation on several famous animations of a decade earlier. The original three-minute presentation was outlined by Kovacs in a four-page, single-spaced memo to his staff. The perfectionist Kovacs describes in minute detail what had to be done and how to do it. The memo ends with this: "I don't know how the hell you're going to get this done by Sunday – but 'rots of ruck." (signed) "Ernie (with love)". Kovacs also made careful use of the shrill singer 1337:) "Lucy Meets the Moustache", which was in rehearsals during the week of February 28 and filmed on March 3 for an April 1, 1960 network broadcast. "Lucy Meets the Moustache" was the last time Arnaz and Ball worked together and the last time their famous characters appeared in a first-run broadcast. According to Adams, Ball and Arnaz 'avoided contact and barely talked to each other in rehearsals and in-between scenes'. Adams also said that they were not told their episode was the last or that the famous couple was to divorce (Ball entered the uncontested divorce request March 4, 1960). 1752:, were available mostly in short segments until recently, with the release of some complete, videotaped episodes. After Kovacs's death, Adams discovered not only that her husband owed ABC a great deal of money, but that some networks were systematically erasing and reusing tapes of Kovacs's shows or disposing of the kinescopes and videotapes. She succeeded in purchasing the rights to surviving footage with the proceeds from Kovacs' insurance policy and her own earnings after Kovacs' IRS debts were paid. In March 1996, Adams detailed her experiences before the 6814: 6680: 6560: 5682: 5645: 5582: 5331: 5268: 4991: 4474: 4337: 2851: 2556: 7167: 602: 1506: 680: 651: 782: 1867:, but was unable to release it due to contractual obligations with other record companies. After he was given the masters, Kovacs donated them to a Los Angeles area hospital. Adams was able to re-acquire the tapes in 1967, and they remained part of her private collection until her death in 2008. The tapes were labeled as movie material and were thought to be such until further examination proved they were Kovacs as Percy reading his poems with no music background. The album was finally released in 2012. 2572: 483: 470:. He spent the next nine years with WTTM, becoming the station's director of special events; in this job he did things like trying to see what it was like to be run over by a train (leaving the tracks at the last minute) and broadcasting from the cockpit of a plane for which he took flying lessons. Kovacs was also involved with local theater; a local newspaper published a photograph of him and the news that he was doing some directing for the Trenton Players Guild in early 1941. 2576: 948: 1592: 1108: 33: 931:'s Lincoln automobiles. Kovacs gave an interview admitting that he was absent from the show when he wanted to go out for dinner on a Sunday, leading the reporter to offer that as the reason for Kovacs leaving the series. Actually, Kovacs's participation ended because his contract was up—the summer season was over. Goodson and Todman valued Kovacs's presence in the summer series and kept him on as a guest panelist. According to 1312: 1377:, Kovacs was filming a wild party scene after midnight; it was decided to use real champagne for realism. After a few hours of work, someone came up to Kovacs and remarked that he had been having quite a good time chasing starlets all night. Kovacs told the stranger to go to hell, since he was following the script; he later learned the stranger was 643:

for a sexy female assistant to bring out a bottle and shot glass for a quick swig of alcohol. Stagehands substituted real liquor for the iced tea normally used for the skit. Kovacs realized that he would be called upon to drink a shot of liquor for each successive gong. He pressed on with the sketch and was quite inebriated by the end of the show.

1714:(co-starring Buster Keaton; the pilot episode titled "A Pony for Chris"). Kovacs's role was that of Dr. P. Crookshank, a traveling medicine salesman in the 1870s, who was selling Mother McGreevy's Wizard Juice, also known as "man's best friend in a bottle". This was abandoned after his death, which occurred the day after filming some scenes in 522:, shows featuring advice from local chefs. When Kovacs's guest chef did not arrive in time for the show, he offered a recipe for "Eggs Scavok" (Kovacs spelled backward). Kovacs seasoned the egg dish with ashes from his cigar. The sponsor was a local propane company. Hosting these shows soon resulted in his becoming host of a program named 666:

cigar smoker Kovacs sitting in an easy chair, reading his newspaper and somehow smoking a cigar. Removing it from his mouth, Kovacs was able to exhale a puff of white smoke, all while floating underwater. The trick: the "smoke" was a small amount of milk which he filled his mouth with before submerging. Kovacs repeated the effect for a

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doctors didn't expect him to survive. During the next year and a half, his comedic talents developed as he entertained both doctors and patients with his antics during stays at several hospitals. While hospitalized, Kovacs developed a lifelong love of classical music by the gift of a radio, which he kept tuned to

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taken against her, Mary Kovacs had to go to Federal court. The court's early 1966 ruling resolved the issue, with the last sentence of the document reading: "Prima facie, it looks as if, within the limits of discretion permitted the government by the relevant statutes, an injustice is being done Mary Kovacs."

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as a result. His long battles with the IRS inspired Kovacs to invest his money in a convoluted series of paper corporations in the U.S. and Canada. He would give them bizarre names, such as "The Bazooka Dooka Hicka Hocka Hookah Company". In 1961, Kovacs was served with a $ 75,000 lien for back taxes;

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Kovacs was also known for his eclectic musical taste. His main theme song was named "Oriental Blues" by Jack Newton. The rendition most often heard was a piano-driven trio version, but, for his primetime show during 1956, music director Harry Sosnik presented a full-blown big-band version. The German

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Kovacs used extended sketches and mood pieces or quick blackout gags lasting only seconds. Some could be expensive, such as his famous used-car salesman routine with a jalopy and a breakaway floor: it cost $ 12,000 to produce the six-second gag. He was one of the first television comedians to use odd

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received Emmy nominations for Best Performances in a Comedy Series during 1957, his talent was not recognized formally until after his death. The 1962 Emmy for Outstanding Electronic Camera Work and the Directors' Guild award came a short time after his fatal accident. A quarter century later, he was

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Some of the issues regarding Kovacs' tax problems were still unresolved years after his death. Kovacs had purchased two insurance policies in 1951; his mother was named as the primary beneficiary of them. The IRS placed a lien against them both for their cash value in 1961. To stop the actions being

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made from a toilet-paper roll to a camera lens with cardboard and tape and setting the resulting abstract images to music. Another was a soup can with both ends removed fitted with angled mirrors. Used on a camera and turning it could put Kovacs seemingly on the ceiling. An underwater stunt involved

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Kovacs's love of spontaneity extended to his crew, who would occasionally play on-air pranks on him to see how he would react. During one of his NBC shows, Kovacs was appearing as the inept magician Matzoh Hepplewhite. The sketch called for the magician to frequently hit a gong, which was the signal

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A 1938 local newspaper photograph shows Kovacs as a member of the Prospect Players, not yet wearing his trademark mustache. Kovacs used his class vacation time to pursue roles in summer stock companies. While working in Vermont in 1939, he became so seriously ill with pneumonia and pleurisy that his

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claiming that Kovacs's widow, Edie Adams, the stepmother to the girls, was "unfit" to care for them. Both daughters, Bette and Kippie, testified that they wanted to stay with their stepmother, Edie. Kippie's testimony was very emotional; in it she referred to Edie as "Mommy" and her birth mother as

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Kovacs and his first wife, Bette Wilcox, were married on August 13, 1945. When the marriage ended, he fought for custody of their children, Elizabeth ("Bette") and Kip Raleigh ("Kippie"). The court awarded Kovacs full custody upon determining that his former wife was mentally unstable. The decision

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station wagon while turning quickly and crashed into a power pole in West Los Angeles. He was thrown halfway out the vehicle's passenger side and died almost instantly from chest and head injuries. A photographer arrived soon after and images of Kovacs' body – with an unlit cigar on

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recalled that when Kovacs first heard "Solfeggio", he immediately knew how he wanted to use it. He conceived of three music-box-like apes in costume, who moved in time to the tune, and christened them The Nairobi Trio. Maxwell's 1953 record of "Solfeggio" became so identified with the ape act that

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itself. Kovacs also liked talking to the off-camera crew and even introduced segments from the studio control room. He frequently made use of accidents and happenstance, incorporating the unexpected into his shows. In one of Kovacs's Philadelphia broadcasts, Oscar Liebetrau, an elderly crew member

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Kovacs helped develop camera tricks still common decades after his death. His character Eugene sat at a table to eat his lunch, but as he removed items one at a time from a lunch box, he watched them inexplicably roll down the table into the lap of a man reading a newspaper at the other end. When

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by more than a year. Prior to this, it had been assumed that few people would watch television at such an early hour. While the show was advertised as early morning news and weather, Kovacs provided this and more in an original manner. When rain was in the weather forecast, Kovacs would get on a

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Adams, who married and divorced twice after Kovacs' death, refused help from celebrity friends who planned a benefit for the purpose. "I can take care of my own children," she said, and resolved to accept offers only from those who wanted to hire her for her talents. Adams eventually paid all of

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Kovacs reportedly disliked working in front of a live audience, as was the case with the shows he did for NBC during the 1950s. He found the presence of an audience distracting, and those in the seats frequently did not understand some of the more elaborate visual gags and special effects, which

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The only character no one ever saw inspired more gifts; he was Howard, the World's Strongest Ant. From the time of his WPTZ debut, Howard received more than 30,000 miniaturized gifts from Kovacs's viewers, including a tiny, mink-lined swimming pool. Kovacs began his Early Eyeball Fraternal &

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caught the eye of Kovacs's producer, and he asked her to audition for the program. A classically trained singer, she was able to perform only three popular songs. Edie said later, "I sang them all during the audition, and if they had asked to hear another, I never would have made it." Quoting

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Adams booked a six-week European cruise, which she hoped would let her make up her mind whether or not to marry Kovacs. After only three days away and many long-distance telephone calls, she curtailed her trip and returned to say "yes". They eloped and were married on September 12, 1954, in

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cigar company became well known during the late 1950s and early 1960s for its sponsorship of various television projects of Ernie Kovacs. The company allowed Kovacs total creative control in the creation of their television commercials for his programs and specials. He produced a series of

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Adams also aided Kovacs's struggle to reclaim his two older children after the kidnapping by their mother. She also was a regular partner on his television shows. Kovacs usually introduced or addressed her in a businesslike way, as "Edith Adams". Adams was usually willing to do anything he

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via Bremen, arriving at Ellis Island on February 8, 1906, at age 16. He worked as a policeman, restaurateur, and bootlegger, the last so successfully that he moved his wife Mary, son Tom, and Tom’s half-brother Ernest Edward Kovacs into a 20-room mansion in the better part of Trenton.

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While praised by critics, Kovacs rarely had a highly rated show. The Museum of Broadcast Communications says, "It is doubtful that Ernie Kovacs would find a place on television today. He was too zany, too unrestrained, too undisciplined. Perhaps Jack Gould of

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termed Kovacs "one of the TV commercial's best public relations experts right now". Shortly before his death, Kovacs was negotiating with Colgate-Palmolive to produce silent commercials for the company's products. After Kovacs's death, the trade magazine

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band to serenade her backstage at the Broadway musical she was performing in and the sudden gift of a diamond engagement ring, telling her to wear it until she made up her mind. Kovacs continued this romantic quest after the show went out of town.

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on CBS March 8, 1961. On the same show, the Nairobi Trio abandons its instruments for a safe-cracking job; still with a background of "Solfeggio", but speaking, two of the three appear in an "Outer Space" sketch. Kovacs became a regular on

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at the "I do" portion of the vows. Adams, who had a middle-class upbringing, was smitten by Kovacs's quirky ways; the couple remained together until his death. (She later said about Kovacs, "He treated me like a little girl, and I loved

1492:(equivalent to $ 5 million in 2023) was her share of Kovacs's estate and charging that her ex-husband had abducted the girls in 1955; Kovacs had been granted legal custody of his daughters in 1952. On August 30, Wilcox filed an 1827:. The series included both the ABC specials and some of his 1950s shows from NBC. By 2008, there were no broadcast, cable, or satellite channels broadcasting any of Kovacs's television work, other than his panel appearances on 1533:

car, telling Adams he wanted to take her out in style. He was seriously taken with the beautiful and talented young woman, courting her with imagination and flair. Kovacs's attempts to win Adams' affection included hiring a

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Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Kovacs has been credited as an influence by many individuals and shows, including

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A transcribed interview of Andy McKay who was an early associate of Kovacs in Philadelphia and New York....Portion of Mary Lou Cassidy's (never finished) master's thesis on Ernie Kovacs with letters from Andrew C. McKay,

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in 1977, inspired the film. These broadcasts were made available on VHS and DVD. The DVD set features extras that are not in the VHS set. The series was narrated by long time friend, Jack Lemmon. The 1984 television film

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who was known for often sleeping for the duration of the telecast, was introduced to the audience as "Sleeping Schwartz." Kovacs was once knocked unconscious when a pie smashed into his face still had the plate under it.

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that same day he bought the California Racquet Club with the apparent hope of being able to use it as a tax write-off. The property had mortgages at the time of purchase which were later paid by his wife, Edie Adams.

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frequently used on television cameras at the time. In a 1960 interview, Edie Adams related that the novel was written after Kovacs' experiences with network television while he was preparing to broadcast the

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Kovacs poured milk from a thermos bottle, the stream flowed in a seemingly unusual direction. Never seen on television before, the secret was using a tilted set in front of a camera tilted at the same angle.

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Kovacs, "I wish I could say I was the big shot that hired her, but it was my show in name only – the producer had all the say. Later on I did have something to say and I said it: 'Let's get married.'"

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He constantly sought new techniques and used both primitive and improvised ways of creating visual effects that would later be done electronically. One innovative construction involved attaching a

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And Andy McKay, who also worked with Kovacs, will present home movies. In town for the event, Miss Adams recalled her first encounter with the comedian, in Philadelphia, when she auditioned for

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A series of monthly half-hour specials for ABC during 1961–62 is often considered his best television work. Produced on videotape using new editing and special effects techniques, it won a 1962

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partnership, NBC offered Lewis the opportunity to host his own 90-minute color television special. Lewis opted to use only 60 minutes, leaving the network 30 minutes to fill; no one wanted this

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also attended. The pastor said that Kovacs had summed up his life thus: "I was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1919 to a Hungarian couple. I've been smoking cigars ever since." He is buried in

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At WPTZ, Kovacs began using the ad-libbed and experimental style that would become his reputation, including video effects, superimpositions, reverse polarities and scanning, and quick

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car, sending it down into a hole in the ground, circa 1960–1961. Reportedly, the cost to produce this one quick blackout used the entire budget for his half-hour television show.

7946: 741:, and the heavily accented German radio announcer, Wolfgang von Sauerbraten. Mr. Question Man, who answered viewer queries, was a satire on the long-run (1937–56) radio series, 1177:, Kovacs began by saying, "I have never really understood classical music, so I would like to take this opportunity to explain it to others." He presented a gorilla version of 5031: 2864: 737:

Like many comedians of the era, Kovacs created a rotation of recurring roles. In addition to the silent "Eugene," his most familiar characters were the fey, lisping poet

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wrote that Kovacs's silent Dutch Masters commercials proved that creativity can be compatible with commercialism and that pioneering with regard to sponsorship can pay.

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Kovacs and his family shared a 16-room apartment in Manhattan on Central Park West that seemed perfect until he went to California for his first film role in

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In keeping with Kovacs's wishes, a simple service was held at the Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers included Ernie's best friend

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Kovacs found Hollywood success as a character actor, often typecast as a swarthy military officer (almost always a "Captain" of some sort) in such films as

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in New York with a local morning show and a later network one. Both programs were canceled; Kovacs lost the local morning program for the same reason as

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helped return Kovacs to the public's attention, though the show emphasized his bid to retrieve his kidnapped children instead of his professional life.

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resulted in difficult financial times for the family. When Kovacs began drama school, all he could afford was a fifth-floor walk-up apartment on

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which differed from the usual performance only in the persona of the dancers, along with giant paper clips moving to music and other sketches.

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Kovacs never hesitated to lampoon those considered institutions of radio and television. In April 1954, he started the late-night talk show,

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Kovacs with close associate Andy McKay (wearing a mask made of masking tape), who relocated to New York with Kovacs (and Gertrude) in 1952.

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Kovacs's first wife made a legal attempt to gain custody of her two daughters soon after his death. She began August 2, 1962, by claiming

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if and when needed. The couple had one daughter, Mia Susan Kovacs, born June 20, 1959. Mia also died in a car crash in 1982, at age 22.

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made frequent use of the quick blackout gags and surreal humor that marked many Kovacs projects. Another link was a young NBC staffer,

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was innovative because it was the first regularly scheduled early morning (7–9am) show in a major television market, predating NBC's

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His tax woes also affected Kovacs's career, forcing him to take any offered work to pay his debt. This included the ABC game show

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for his work in television. In 1986, the Museum of Broadcasting (later to become the Museum of Television & Radio and now the

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in 1951 with Gertrude, who was donated after Kovacs asked his viewers to bring things they no longer wanted to the WPTZ-TV lobby.

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went to law school at Texas Tech University and am now a practicing attorney in Midland, Texas, specializing in oil and gas law.

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Kovacs used classical music as background for silent skits or abstract visual routines, including "Concerto for Orchestra", by

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in 1937 with Van Kirk's help, appearing with Long Island, N.Y. stock companies. The end of Prohibition and the onset of the

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several hundred thousand dollars in back taxes, due to his refusal to pay the bulk of them. Up to 90% of his earnings were

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based on the earlier, silent "Eugene" program. Kovacs' last ABC special was broadcast posthumously, on January 23, 1962.

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At the time of his death. Kovacs was an estimated $ 500,000 in debt (equivalent to over $ 4.5 million in 2021 dollars).

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proved that people did indeed watch early-morning television, and it was one of the factors that caused NBC to create

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and was performed in Spanish, which neither Kovacs nor Adams understood; O'Dwyer had to prompt each of them to say

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envisioned, whether it was singing seriously, performing impersonations (including a well-regarded impression of

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sight gags. Kovacs developed the Eugene character during the autumn of 1956, when hosting the television series

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Library's Department of Special Collections: additional material is available at the Paley Center for Media.

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the pavement near his outstretched hand – appeared in newspapers across the United States.

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on a disappearing piano and as a "Master Detective" on the "Private Eye-Private Eye" presentation of the

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to be breached. Kovacs's cameras commonly showed his viewers activity beyond the boundaries of the show

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One of the special effects he employed made it appear as if he was able to look through his assistant

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Kovacs was inducted posthumously into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame in 1992.

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for the pilot. CBS initially intended to broadcast the show as part of a summer replacement program,

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Kovacs's first paid entertainment work was during 1941 as an announcer for Trenton's radio station

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Politics and the American Television Comedy: A Critical Survey from I Love Lucy through South Park

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In 1961, Kovacs recorded a record album of poetry in the character of Percy Dovetonsils named

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non-speaking television commercials for Dutch Masters during the run of his television series

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Adams first used some of the videotapes she had purchased for a 1968 ABC television special,

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fake credits and comments between the legitimate credits and, at times, during his routines.

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with "Buffalo Miklos" as the host. Poet Percy Dovetonsils can be found playing Beethoven's

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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set)

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Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius

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He garnered critical acclaim for film roles such as the perennially-inebriated writer in

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When Television Was Young: The Inside Story with Memories by Legends of the Small Screen

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While he worked on several other book projects, Kovacs's only other published title was

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Sing a Pretty Song: The "Offbeat" Life of Edie Adams, Including the Ernie Kovacs Years

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Dudek, Duane (June 16, 1986), "'Vision of Ernie Kovacs' honors first video artist",

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portrayed Adams in the movie. Edie Adams appeared in a cameo in this film, playing

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During the summer of 1957, Kovacs was a celebrity panelist on the television series

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beginning during late 1958, often using his Mr. Question Man character in his radio

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for the television show. Kovacs also wrote the introduction to the 1958 collection

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that year. In 1961, Kovacs and his co-director, Joe Behar, were recipients of the

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when it premiered on January 14, 1952; network influence caused the station to end

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Kovacs and Edie Adams guest starred on what turned out to be the final episode of

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Cassidy, Mary Lou (ca.1970) (never finished) master's thesis on Ernie Kovacs in

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by David Walley, Bolder Books, 1978 and Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1987;

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in Los Angeles. His epitaph reads "Nothing in moderation—We all loved him."

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could only be appreciated by watching studio monitors instead of the stage.

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During early 1952, Kovacs was also doing a late morning show for WPTZ named

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In the early morning hours of January 13, 1962, Kovacs lost control of his

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Kovacs and Adams met in 1951 when she was hired to work for his WPTZ show,

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of his ABC specials were preserved; others, such as his quirky game show,

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drama teacher, Harold Van Kirk, and received an acting scholarship to the

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Kovacs's father, Andrew John Kovacs, was born in 1890 and emigrated from

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Other shows had greater success while using elements of Kovacs's style.

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Brought to You By Postwar Television Advertising and the American Dream

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and as the cartoonishly-evil head of a railroad company (who resembled

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Online Archive of California, UC Libraries, California Digital Library

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and Kovacs positioned in front of two television cameras for illusion.

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UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,

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EK fan Mary Lou Cassidy brought to our attention a six part interview

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The story of a Hungarian man who influenced American television shows

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Chase, Chevy (April 9, 1977). "The Unique Comedy of Ernie Kovacs".

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The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television

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Most of Kovacs's salvaged work is available to researchers at the

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the record was re-released in 1957 as "Song of the Nairobi Trio."

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United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit (January 7, 1966).

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Spiro, J.D. (February 8, 1962). "Ernie Kovacs' Last Interview".

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What's My Line?: The Inside Story of TV's Most Famous Panel Show

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David Walley research material about Ernie Kovacs, ca. 1972-1975

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Most of Kovacs's early television work was performed live: some

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Kovacs also appeared in roles on other television programs. For

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Ball of fire: the tumultuous life and comic art of Lucille Ball

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broadcast a series of Kovacs' shows under the generic title of

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General Mills' Toy Group Marketing and Design Service (1958).

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He also did several television specials, including the famous

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He also developed such routines as an all-gorilla version of

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1 season • Comedy • English audio • 1951 Free with ads TV-PG

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were released on DVD by Shout! Factory on October 17, 2017.

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Award for a second version of this program broadcast by the

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Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s

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TV by design: modern art and the rise of network television

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A frequent critic of the U.S. tax system, Kovacs owed the

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which was praised by both television critics and viewers.

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Mad for Keeps: A Collection of the Best from Mad Magazine

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Ernie Kovacs & Early TV Comedy: Nothing in Moderation

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After the couple's first date, Kovacs proceeded to buy a

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Mad For Keeps: A Collection of the Best from Mad Magazine

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said it best for Ernie Kovacs: 'The fun was in trying'."

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Telecasts of edited compilations of some of his work by

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that was a regular feature of his television shows) and

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was short-lived; it ended on March 28, 1952, along with

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Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)

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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame

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Kovacs, Ernie; Mills, Josh; Model, Ben; Thomas, Pat;

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Grave of Ernie Kovacs, at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills

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with ridiculously complicated rules that was renamed

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have copies of this recording in their collections.

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Though a poor student, Kovacs was influenced by his

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November 17, 1982. 3059: 1315:Kovacs as Barney Colby, the super detective, 1959 850:(an early morning program seen on Philadelphia's 7863: 5856: 3500:Heritage Music & Entertainment Auction #7004 3467:Heritage Music & Entertainment Auction #7006 3191: 2392: 981:-like character "Eugene", the program contained 392:) presented an exhibit of Kovacs's work, called 37:Kovacs on the set of his television show in 1956 16:American comedian, actor, and writer (1919–1962) 6118:"Star-Studded Assembly Attends Kovacs' Funeral" 5882: 4888: 4451:"Like Old Songs, Silent Movies Are Coming Back" 4097:Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television 3936: 3755: 3753: 3751: 3128:"MARY LOU CASSIDY, Graduate Assistant, 1966-68" 3002: 2361: 1900:, Kim Novak, and Jack Lemmon as Sidney Redlitch 1422:and the con man Frankie Cannon trying to steal 1240:(Doubleday, 1957), based on television pioneer 1238:Zoomar: A Sophisticated Novel about Love and TV 6534: 6262: 6236: 6014:"'The Kovacs Picture' and 'More on the Photo'" 4965: 4214:"Private Eye-Private Eye Stars Kovacs Tonight" 3578: 2364:"Conan O'Brien and the Legacy of Ernie Kovacs" 2331:"TV: Why Ernie Kovacs's humor grows with time" 596: 7793: 7306: 7213: 7073:The Interviews: An Oral History of Television 6874: 6736: 6601:YouTube Movies & TV (December 22, 2022). 6505: 6450: 6350: 5091: 4939: 4400: 3369: 2719: 1462:was extremely unusual at the time, setting a 6788: 5775: 5720: 5242: 4655: 4520: 4448: 4311: 4186: 4035: 4033: 4031: 4029: 4027: 4004: 3973: 3930: 3748: 3671: 3285: 3254: 2656: 2527: 2525: 2504:"Tony-Winning Actress Edie Adams Dead at 81" 1707:The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford 1200:and old original New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter 1091:Kovacs was introduced to harpist-songwriter 670:television commercial on his ABC game show, 7120:Ernie Kovacs Dutch Masters Cigar Commercial 6482:"Edie Adams Arranges Ernie Kovacs' Special" 6479: 6475: 6473: 6287: 6285: 5426:"Movies-Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter" 5419: 5417: 5364: 5362: 5061: 5003: 4007:"Latest TV Star, Kovacs, Needs To Rehearse" 4000: 3998: 3834: 3797: 3503:. Heritage Auctions, Inc. January 1, 2009. 3314:"WPTZ's Kovacs Reaps Early Scanner Harvest" 3252: 3250: 3248: 3246: 3244: 3242: 3240: 3238: 3236: 3234: 3035:"ERNIE KOVACS: ZANY INFLUENCE ON TV COMEDY" 2889: 1763:Kovacs's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1373:. While working in his first film role for 1261:by its London-based publisher, Transworld. 7800: 7786: 7313: 7299: 7220: 7206: 7165: 7112:Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius 6972:. Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. 1992 6950:. Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. 2005 6291: 5850: 5533:"Ex-Daytonian Files Charges in Child Case" 4935: 4933: 4787: 4100:. Syracuse University Press. p. 416. 3912:Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius 3761:"An Electronic Funnyman And His TV Tricks" 3698: 3696: 3187: 3185: 2996: 2917:"Gentle, Quiet Kovacs Killed in Car Crash" 2790: 2786: 2784: 1735: 1097:Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius 1078:song "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" from 1049:, producer of the later television series 785:Kovacs being made up (upper left) for the 31: 6694:"Finding Aid for the Ernie Kovacs Papers" 6629: 6603:"The Ernie Kovacs Show-December 19, 1955" 5928: 5885:"Ernie Kovacs – Ambitious and Successful" 5094:"Persistence pays off at the dreaded DMV" 4891:"Ernie Kovacs Music Show Tops TV Tonight" 4728: 4726: 4131:. Paley Center for Media. August 13, 1956 4024: 3969: 3967: 3906: 3904: 3869: 3867: 3865: 3830: 3828: 3637: 3633: 3631: 3629: 3627: 3370:McMahon, Ed; Fisher, David, eds. (2007). 3159: 3122: 3120: 2681: 2679: 2677: 2675: 2673: 2671: 2669: 2667: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2646: 2522: 7952:Directors Guild of America Award winners 6530: 6528: 6470: 6282: 6179:"San Antonio street names and groupings" 5910:"Ernie, Edie Fast Becoming Californians" 5414: 5359: 5347:. Internet Movie Database. December 1961 5139: 5057: 5055: 5053: 5051: 4758: 4396: 4394: 4349: 4087: 4051:. New York, NY: Pantheon Books. p. 3995: 3704:"Bill Wendell, 75, Television Announcer" 3644:. Temple University Press. p. 240. 3554:"WPTZ To Shift Kovacs, Take Garroway TV" 3365: 3363: 3361: 3281: 3279: 3277: 3231: 2692:. McFarland & Company. p. 270. 2627:. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from 2484:TV Guide: the official collector's guide 2355: 2012:) as Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain 1758: 1670:There is a street named after Kovacs in 1590: 1504: 1310: 1306: 1257:. The 1961 British edition was retitled 1115:Kovacs matched an unusual treatment of " 1106: 946: 780: 678: 649: 634:—including crew members and outside the 600: 493: 481: 407: 7320: 7153:https://www.emmys.com/bios/ernie-kovacs 6898:Matos, Michaelangelo (April 27, 2012). 6764:"Edie Adams Has Part in Kovacs Revival" 6446: 6444: 6194: 6192: 5857:Hoffman, Leonard (September 26, 1961). 5800: 5798: 4930: 4800:. University of Texas. pp. 46–49. 4039: 3801:Genre Studies in Mass Media: A Handbook 3693: 3182: 3132:Midcontinent American Studies Journal/' 2821: 2819: 2817: 2815: 2813: 2781: 2689:The Great Clowns of American Television 2567: 2565: 2386: 2329:O'Connor, John J. (November 17, 1982). 2309: 2307: 2144:Kovacsland: A Biography of Ernie Kovacs 1700:, appearances on variety shows such as 7864: 6914: 6323:. Heritage Auctions. January 1, 2009. 6142: 5859:"Something Special About Ernie Kovacs" 5423: 5396:"Grandmother Again Held on Kidnapping" 5245:"Ernie Kovacs Expert at Spending Cash" 5164: 5029: 5006:"Edie Adams Laments Decline of Satire" 4876: 4839: 4827: 4793: 4781: 4723: 4717: 4705: 4693: 4681: 4610: 4598: 4561: 3976:"Ernie Kovacs Back on the Right Track" 3964: 3924: 3901: 3873: 3862: 3825: 3785: 3624: 3117: 2954: 2664: 2643: 2418: 2224:; though the current NBC affiliate is 2073: 2043: 2022: 1873: 846:Kovacs's television programs included 477: 424:, Slovakia. Andrew sailed on the S.S. 7781: 7294: 7201: 7056:University of California, Los Angeles 6525: 6499: 6198: 6177:Brown, Merrisa (September 30, 2014). 6176: 5876: 5723:"Tony award-winning actress, TV star" 5696:"Edie Adams Wins Custody of Children" 5048: 4486: 4391: 3874:Horton, Andrew, ed. (March 1, 2010). 3440:"Good Ol' Officer Boyle of the EEFMS" 3358: 3274: 2625:"Hollywood Walk of Fame-Ernie Kovacs" 2498: 2496: 2494: 2492: 2313: 2271: 2146:. Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich; 2138:University of California, Los Angeles 1776:University of California, Los Angeles 825:had produced spoken-word material by 544:Marching Society (EEFMS) while doing 7922:American people of Hungarian descent 7052:Ernie Kovacs Papers(Collection 1105) 6854:"Kovacs Collection Volume 2 Release" 6441: 6378:"Ernie Kovacs: Medicine Man (Pilot)" 6353:"'Octavius' Cute to Point of Nausea" 6189: 6066:"Simple Rites For Kovacs Late Today" 5795: 5458:"Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter" 4350:Ackerman, Paul, ed. (June 2, 1951). 4238: 3262:. Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia 2826:Kovacs, Edie Adams (July 20, 1958). 2810: 2685: 2562: 2455: 2362:Visconage, Matt (January 23, 2012). 2304: 1665:Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery 1426:'s gold mine in the western comedy, 7942:American television talk show hosts 6718:. Paley Center for Media. July 2008 5987:Kilgallen, Dorothy (June 4, 1962). 5962:"Show World Mourns Death of Kovacs" 5776:Wilson, Earl (September 17, 1954). 5144:. Kitchen Sink Press. p. 320. 3974:Danzig, Fred (September 22, 1962). 3581:"Garroway-More at Large Than on TV" 3579:Perrigo, Lucia (November 9, 1951). 2793:"Ernie Kovacs:Serious-Minded Clown" 2713: 2573:"Emmy Awards Database-Ernie Kovacs" 2449: 2278:O'Connor, John J. (March 8, 1987). 1568:) or taking a pie in the face or a 1194:Listening to Jazz with Ernie Kovacs 451:During this time, he watched many " 13: 7987:Comedians from Trenton, New Jersey 7977:Trenton Central High School alumni 7972:Road incident deaths in California 6924:. erniekovacs.info. Archived from 6789:Wilson, Earl (November 29, 1957). 6739:"Old Ernie Kovacs Films Returning" 5808:. erniekovacs.info. Archived from 5243:Bacon, James (September 4, 1960). 4493:. Three River Press. p. 432. 4401:Kleiner, Dick (January 30, 1954). 4312:Wilson, Earl (November 20, 1958). 4242:Monitor: The Last Great Radio Show 3943:. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 2697. 3877:Ernie Kovacs & Early TV Comedy 2489: 2458:"Ernie Kovacs: An American Secret" 2095: 1797:Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter 1500: 1468:Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter 858:(1951, his first network series), 566:at the end of March of that year. 558:. WPTZ did not begin broadcasting 14: 7998: 7887:20th-century American male actors 7020:The Official Ernie Kovacs Website 7013: 6856:. Shout Factory. October 23, 2012 6263:Lyons, Leonard (August 6, 1962). 5883:Mercer, Charles (June 17, 1956). 5721:Thurber, Jon (October 17, 2008). 5092:Schwartz, Dan (August 12, 2010). 5004:Thomas, Bob (February 16, 1960). 4656:Crosby, John (January 24, 1957). 3672:Wilson, Earl (February 5, 1970). 3192:Corliss, Richard (July 7, 2001). 2955:Taylor, Marlin (April 14, 2018). 2890:Thomas, Bob (December 18, 1959). 2134:Charles E. Young Research Library 1456: 1216:and longtime Ellington trumpeter 862:, (a summer replacement show for 438:American Academy of Dramatic Arts 7982:Writers from Trenton, New Jersey 7227: 6962: 6940: 6891: 6868: 6846: 6820: 6812: 6782: 6756: 6730: 6708: 6686: 6678: 6649: 6558: 6535:Klemsrud, Judy (April 7, 1968). 6451:Roddy, Dennis (August 1, 1998). 6414: 6392: 6370: 6344: 6311: 6292:Ryan, Jack (November 18, 1962). 6256: 6230: 6211:National Film Preservation Board 6170: 6136: 6110: 6084: 6058: 6032: 6006: 5980: 5954: 5902: 5824: 5806:"Conversations with Joe Mikolas" 5769: 5740: 5714: 5688: 5680: 5665:. September 12, 1962. p. 22 5651: 5643: 5614: 5588: 5580: 5551: 5525: 5499: 5472: 5450: 5388: 5337: 5329: 5300: 5274: 5266: 5236: 5214: 5192: 5171:. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 384. 5158: 5133: 5085: 5070: 5023: 4997: 4989: 4966:Dunn, Kristine (July 20, 1959). 4959: 4889:Pearson, Howard (May 22, 1959). 4472: 4403:"The Marquee: About Edith Adams" 4335: 4005:Crosby, John (January 8, 1953). 3835:Shepherdson, K. J., ed. (2004). 2849: 2554: 2456:Bren, Frank (October 31, 2011). 2393:Willmore, Alison (May 2, 2012). 2252: 1754:National Film Preservation Board 1451: 1322:The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show 1156:Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks 1072: 951:Kovacs slapped the hood of this 384:. Kovacs also has a star on the 205: 7917:American male television actors 7892:Actors from Trenton, New Jersey 7882:20th-century American comedians 6830:. Shout Factory. Archived from 6506:Bunzel, Peter (April 5, 1963). 6351:Du Brow, Rick (July 18, 1962). 6237:Lyons, Leonard (July 8, 1961). 5628:. September 9, 1962. p. 11 5370:"Edie Adams Gets Club Property" 5282:"Kovacs Gets A New (Wide) Part" 4940:Ovington, Reg (July 14, 1957). 4908: 4882: 4845: 4752: 4649: 4623: 4604: 4555: 4540: 4514: 4490:Steve Allen's Private Joke File 4480: 4442: 4420: 4369: 4343: 4305: 4266: 4232: 4206: 4180: 4143: 4121: 3791: 3722: 3665: 3598: 3572: 3546: 3524: 3491: 3458: 3432: 3406: 3332: 3306: 3217: 3160:Quagliata, Al (June 23, 2009). 3003:Edelstein, Jeff (May 2, 2010). 2974: 2935: 2909: 2883: 2869:Trenton Sunday Times Advertiser 2857: 2791:Ryan, Jack (January 21, 1962). 2617: 2591: 2539:. February 12, 1962. p. 18 2236:During 1960, the trade journal 2230: 2214: 2132:, Library Special Collections, 2080:. University of Chicago Press. 683:Kovacs appears to look through 351:You Can't Do That on Television 227: 201: 6922:"Perthy Dovetonthils Thpeakth" 6737:Sharbutt, Jay (June 5, 1976). 6696:. Online Archive of California 6537:"Kovacs Cult May Be In Making" 6480:Thomas, Bob (March 27, 1968). 6402:. Paley Center for Media. 1962 6380:. Paley Center for Media. 1962 5832:"Littlest Star for the Kovacs" 5565:. September 8, 1962. p. 1 4521:Torre, Marie (June 17, 1958). 4449:Crosby, John (April 3, 1961). 4284:. June 6, 1959. Archived from 4245:. iUniverse Inc. p. 254. 4187:Danzig, Fred (March 9, 1961). 3798:Silverblatt, Art, ed. (2007). 3638:Weinstein, David, ed. (2006). 2984:. Tom Glover. January 19, 1941 2828:"Ernie Kovacs-what a husband!" 2720:Goodman, Mark (May 13, 1990). 2476: 2412: 2322: 1677: 1523:Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 1212:, composer/pianist/bandleader 1173:For the show of May 22, 1959, 942: 1: 7115:- John Barbour's documentary 6574:"The Ernie Kovacs Collection" 5559:"She Wants to Stay With Edie" 5537:Daytona Beach Morning Journal 5308:"Kovacs Enjoys New Anonymity" 5140:Geissman, Grant, ed. (1995). 5010:Daytona Beach Morning Journal 4968:"Rennick Plans News Specials" 4613:"Ernie's Life Magazine cover" 4129:"The Ernie Kovacs Show (NBC)" 3880:. University of Texas Press. 3804:. M. E. Sharpe. p. 258. 3288:"Ernie Kovacs, U.S. Comedian" 2265: 2124:University of Texas at Austin 2052:. University of Texas Press. 1275:During 1955–58, he wrote for 1051:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1007:American Broadcasting Company 585:. Kovacs then began work for 529:Premiering in November 1950, 502:In January 1950, arriving at 7967:Primetime Emmy Award winners 6877:"Percy Dovetonsils Thpeakth" 6663:. March 31, 1968. p. 30 6425:. Courts.gov. Archived from 6294:"A New World for Edie Adams" 5314:. August 8, 1958. p. 12 5165:Kanfer, Stefan, ed. (2004). 4794:Horton, Andrew, ed. (2010). 4615:. Model, Ben. Archived from 4523:"What! Wyatt Earp Insecure?" 3838:Film Theory:Crit Concepts V4 3674:"Edie to imic Marilyn Again" 3606:"Kovacs' Time is Pre-Empted" 2865:"Discussing Plot and Action" 2118:Barker, David Brian (1982). 2044:Samuel, Lawrence R. (2001). 1184:He also served as host on a 836:Don McNeill's Breakfast Club 400:–winning television critic, 357:Mystery Science Theater 3000 285:Monty Python's Flying Circus 7: 7962:Male actors from New Jersey 6541:Corpus-Christi Caller-Times 5030:Kovacs, Ernie, ed. (1961). 4918:. Library of Congress. 1957 1844:The Ernie Kovacs Collection 1789:, Chicago) under the title 1474:nomination for its writer, 1284:Ripley's Believe It or Not! 1270:Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 997:magazine, and received the 597:Visual humor and characters 506:'s Philadelphia affiliate, 434:Trenton Central High School 273:Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In 10: 8003: 7335:"The Usual Gang of Idiots" 7090:with Ernie Kovacs as guest 7069:Talking About Ernie Kovacs 6657:"Edie Saved Ernie's Tapes" 6149:. McFarland. p. 415. 5480:"April Smith (I) – Awards" 4572:Simon & Schuster, Inc. 4487:Allen, Steve, ed. (2000). 4239:Hart, Dennis, ed. (2002). 3940:Encyclopedia of Television 3841:. Routledge. p. 440. 3470:. Heritage Auctions, Inc. 3378:. Thomas Nelson. pp. 3340:"Kovacs Gets His Own Goat" 2957:"Memories of Ernie Kovacs" 2462:Bright Lights Film Journal 2429:Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2016: 1984:) as Immigration Inspector 1865:Percy Dovetonsils Thpeakth 1769:The Comedy of Ernie Kovacs 1478:. Kovacs was portrayed by 1470:(1984), which garnered an 1226:National Library of Canada 1003:Directors Guild of America 626:gags and for allowing the 394:The Vision of Ernie Kovacs 375:While Kovacs and his wife 7932:American sketch comedians 7912:American male film actors 7816: 7754: 7698: 7566:(Art Director, 1954–1980) 7556: 7495: 7419: 7359: 7342: 7331: 7267: 7235: 6828:"Ernie Kovacs Collection" 6791:"Ernie Kovacs Vegas Star" 6716:"Ernie Kovacs Collection" 6092:"Hollywood Honors Kovacs" 5778:"Nasty Old Civilian Food" 5460:. Internet Movie Database 5224:. Internet Movie Database 4562:Walley, David G. (1987). 4379:. Internet Movie Database 4314:"Earl Wilson on Broadway" 2686:Adir, Karin, ed. (2001). 2482:Hofer, Stephen F.(2006). 2419:Walley, David G. (1987). 1328:The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 1136:The Love of Three Oranges 1119:", by Mexican bandleader 1053:, was married to actress 854:from 1950 through 1952), 807:DuMont Television Network 609:in the television series 246: 238: 180: 137: 129: 101: 92:Forest Lawn Memorial Park 87: 70: 50: 42: 30: 23: 7902:American game show hosts 5659:"Kovacs Girls Want Edie" 5428:. Movies & TV Dept. 5424:Farber, Stephen (2012). 4455:Janesville Daily Gazette 2896:Prescott Evening Courier 2207: 1944:) as Capt. Charlie Stark 1916:) as Harry Foster Malone 1819:During the early 1990s, 1791:The Best of Ernie Kovacs 1684:Internal Revenue Service 1586: 1350: 1343:General Electric Theater 1231: 1134:; music from the opera " 420:, which is now known as 7937:American comics writers 7907:American male comedians 7897:American comedy writers 7809:Television Hall of Fame 7699:Infrequent contributors 6768:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6457:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6453:"Edie Hits a High Note" 6320:Heritage Auctions #7004 5989:"The Voice of Broadway" 5863:The Evening Independent 5756:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 5596:"In a Legal Tug of War" 5485:Internet Movie Database 5400:Sarasota Herald-Tribune 5202:. Turner Classic Movies 4734:"The Ernie Kovacs Show" 3690:(subscription required) 2797:Sarasota Herald-Tribune 2722:"Nothing in moderation" 2192:. Fantagraphics Books. 2069:(subscription required) 1736:Lost and surviving work 1509:Kovacs and second wife 1442:. Kovacs's last movie, 1190:American Cancer Society 81:Los Angeles, California 7088:The Jack Benny Program 7036:magazine articles List 6875:Kovacs, Ernie (2012). 6661:The Independent Record 6618:Free with ads TV-PG CC 6400:"Medicine Man (Pilot)" 6269:Lawrence Journal-World 6143:Wilson, Scott (2016). 6018:Lawrence Journal-World 5081:magazine articles List 4566:The Ernie Kovacs Phile 3414:"TV's Tiniest Actress" 3214:subscription required) 2486:, Bangzoom Publishers. 2423:The Ernie Kovacs Phile 2171:The Ernie Kovacs Phile 2156:Walley, David (1975). 2023:Greene, Doyle (2007). 1949:Strangers When We Meet 1937:Wake Me When It's Over 1764: 1596: 1514: 1419:Wake Me When It's Over 1364:Wake Me When It's Over 1316: 1236:Kovacs wrote a novel, 1204:, soprano saxophonist 1112: 956: 927:?"—a reference to the 796: 704:, a poker game set to 688: 658: 615: 499: 491: 390:Paley Center for Media 386:Hollywood Walk of Fame 157:improvisational comedy 7957:Mad (magazine) people 7244:The Ernie Kovacs Show 6508:"Edie Wins A Big One" 6213:. Library of Congress 5750:(September 2, 1954). 5511:St. Joseph News-Press 5345:"Sail A Crooked Ship" 5064:The Milwaukee Journal 4635:St. Joseph News-Press 4377:"Ernie in Kovacsland" 4218:Eugene Register-Guard 3444:The Ernie Kovacs Blog 3294:on September 11, 2013 3166:The Ernie Kovacs Blog 2764:TheFreeDictionary.com 2158:Nothing in Moderation 2074:Spigel, Lynn (2009). 1893:Bell, Book and Candle 1854:The Ernie Kovacs Show 1825:The Ernie Kovacs Show 1762: 1594: 1508: 1404:' title character in 1398:Bell, Book and Candle 1384:Bell, Book and Candle 1314: 1307:Television guest star 1188:album to benefit the 1110: 950: 900:(all on DuMont), and 869:The Ernie Kovacs Show 864:Kukla, Fran and Ollie 802:The Ernie Kovacs Show 784: 682: 653: 604: 497: 485: 408:Early life and career 7180:Ernie Kovacs Dot Net 7058:, Gift of Edie Adams 6122:St. Petersburg Times 6096:The Daily News Texan 5889:St. Petersburg Times 5702:. September 15, 1962 5622:"People in the News" 5249:The Oregon Statesman 5200:"I Was a Bloodhound" 4619:on February 8, 2006. 4407:Gazette and Bulletin 4300:Windows Media Player 4011:St. Petersburg Times 3418:Mechanix Illustrated 3194:"Philly Fifties: TV" 3053:Ernie in Kovacsland. 3005:"Look Who's Talking" 2605:on December 18, 2013 2464:. Cathedral City, CA 2374:on February 15, 2013 2160:. Drake Publishers; 2142:Rico, Diana (1990). 1888:) as Capt. Paul Lock 1808:portrayed Bette and 1744:have survived. Some 1521:. Her appearance on 1121:Juan García Esquivel 1081:The Threepenny Opera 1018:Ernie Kovacs Special 750:The Howdy Doody Show 579:Kovacs on the Corner 571:Kovacs on the Corner 402:William A. Henry III 325:The Electric Company 260:Ernest Edward Kovacs 204: 1945; 46:Ernest Edward Kovacs 6948:"Ernie Kovacs-WPTZ" 6834:on January 17, 2011 5602:. September 8, 1962 5563:The Palm Beach Post 5539:. September 1, 1962 5438:on November 2, 2012 5129:. Crown Publishers. 4916:"Listening to Jazz" 4740:on December 4, 2010 4696:, pp. 202–203. 4288:on October 10, 2010 3981:Beaver County Times 3736:. February 18, 1961 2734:on January 30, 2013 2005:Sail a Crooked Ship 1905:It Happened to Jane 1874:Partial filmography 1838:On April 19, 2011, 1445:Sail a Crooked Ship 1413:It Happened to Jane 1390:It Happened to Jane 1222:Library of Congress 1117:Sentimental Journey 860:Ernie in Kovacsland 856:It's Time for Ernie 516:Deadline For Dinner 478:Start in television 422:Turnianska Nová Ves 370:Saturday Night Live 331:Pee-wee's Playhouse 279:Saturday Night Live 64:Trenton, New Jersey 7927:American satirists 7746:Bernard Shir-Cliff 7189:Kovacsland Online! 7144:TCM Movie Database 7100:Operation Mad Ball 6902:. Capital New York 6124:. January 15, 1962 6098:. January 17, 1962 6072:. January 15, 1962 6046:. January 16, 1962 6020:. January 17, 1962 5968:. January 14, 1962 5942:. January 14, 1962 5916:. February 5, 1958 5748:Kilgallen, Dorothy 5431:The New York Times 5402:. January 28, 1954 5288:. October 11, 1958 4637:. January 19, 1957 4430:. erniekovacs.info 4428:"Take A Good Look" 4278:with Ernie Kovacs" 3612:. January 16, 1954 3446:. October 22, 2008 3346:. December 1, 1951 3225:"NBC Philadelphia" 3039:The New York Times 2961:Marlin Taylor .com 2923:. January 14, 1962 2727:The New York Times 2510:. October 16, 2008 2336:The New York Times 2285:The New York Times 2108:. William Morrow; 1972:) as Frankie Canon 1881:Operation Mad Ball 1821:The Comedy Channel 1804:portrayed Kovacs, 1765: 1672:San Antonio, Texas 1637:Edward G. Robinson 1597: 1577:Operation Mad Ball 1519:Three to Get Ready 1515: 1375:Operation Mad Ball 1358:Operation Mad Ball 1317: 1266:How to Talk at Gin 1113: 1039:The New York Times 957: 929:Ford Motor Company 848:Three to Get Ready 797: 689: 659: 616: 591:Three to Get Ready 583:Three to Get Ready 575:Three to Get Ready 564:Three to Get Ready 550:Three to Get Ready 546:Three to Get Ready 531:Three to Get Ready 524:Three to Get Ready 520:Now You're Cooking 500: 492: 488:Three to Get Ready 448:in New York City. 380:inducted into the 7859: 7858: 7831:Leonard Goldenson 7775: 7774: 7685:George Woodbridge 7600:Frank Kelly Freas 7543:Paul Peter Porges 7442:Michael Gallagher 7350:William M. Gaines 7288: 7287: 7275:Percy Dovetonsils 7236:TV series created 6996:Los Angeles Times 6928:on March 14, 2011 6486:Sumter Daily Item 6202:(March 6, 1996). 6156:978-1-4766-2599-7 6044:Rome News-Tribune 5940:Victoria Advocate 5812:on March 14, 2011 4631:"TV Key Previews" 4585:978-0-918282-06-4 4570:. New York City: 3927:, pp. 65–66. 3811:978-0-7656-1669-2 3730:"Channel Markers" 3534:. erniekovacs.net 3389:978-1-4016-0327-4 3286:Chorba, Frank J. 2659:Milwaukee Journal 2442:978-0-918282-06-4 2427:. New York City: 2343:on March 13, 2008 2292:on March 13, 2008 2199:978-1-68396-667-8 2188:(July 25, 2023). 2087:978-0-226-76968-4 2059:978-0-292-77763-7 2036:978-1-476-60829-7 1989:Five Golden Hours 1932:) as Capt. Segura 1921:Our Man in Havana 1833:Game Show Network 1601:Chevrolet Corvair 1435:Five Golden Hours 1370:Our Man in Havana 1325:, (syndicated as 1164:Roman Hoffstetter 953:Nash Metropolitan 891:One Minute Please 739:Percy Dovetonsils 257: 256: 7994: 7826:Jacques Cousteau 7802: 7795: 7788: 7779: 7778: 7767:Maria Reidelbach 7762:Alfred E. Neuman 7321:Contributors to 7315: 7308: 7301: 7292: 7291: 7280:The Nairobi Trio 7258:Take A Good Look 7222: 7215: 7208: 7199: 7198: 7169: 7106:Internet Archive 7094:Internet Archive 7008: 7007: 7005: 7003: 6988: 6982: 6981: 6979: 6977: 6966: 6960: 6959: 6957: 6955: 6944: 6938: 6937: 6935: 6933: 6918: 6912: 6911: 6909: 6907: 6895: 6889: 6888: 6886: 6884: 6872: 6866: 6865: 6863: 6861: 6850: 6844: 6843: 6841: 6839: 6824: 6818: 6817: 6816: 6810: 6804: 6802: 6786: 6780: 6779: 6777: 6775: 6760: 6754: 6753: 6751: 6749: 6743:Kentucky New Era 6734: 6728: 6727: 6725: 6723: 6712: 6706: 6705: 6703: 6701: 6690: 6684: 6683: 6682: 6676: 6670: 6668: 6653: 6647: 6646: 6644: 6642: 6627: 6621: 6620: 6615: 6613: 6598: 6592: 6591: 6586: 6584: 6570: 6564: 6563: 6562: 6556: 6550: 6548: 6532: 6523: 6522: 6520: 6518: 6503: 6497: 6496: 6494: 6492: 6477: 6468: 6467: 6465: 6463: 6448: 6439: 6438: 6436: 6434: 6429:on July 27, 2011 6418: 6412: 6411: 6409: 6407: 6396: 6390: 6389: 6387: 6385: 6374: 6368: 6367: 6365: 6363: 6357:Sarasota Journal 6348: 6342: 6341: 6339: 6337: 6315: 6309: 6308: 6306: 6304: 6289: 6280: 6279: 6277: 6275: 6260: 6254: 6253: 6251: 6249: 6234: 6228: 6222: 6220: 6218: 6208: 6196: 6187: 6186: 6183:mysanantonio.com 6174: 6168: 6167: 6165: 6163: 6140: 6134: 6133: 6131: 6129: 6114: 6108: 6107: 6105: 6103: 6088: 6082: 6081: 6079: 6077: 6062: 6056: 6055: 6053: 6051: 6036: 6030: 6029: 6027: 6025: 6010: 6004: 6003: 6001: 5999: 5993:Kentucky New Era 5984: 5978: 5977: 5975: 5973: 5966:Pittsburgh Press 5958: 5952: 5951: 5949: 5947: 5932: 5926: 5925: 5923: 5921: 5906: 5900: 5899: 5897: 5895: 5880: 5874: 5873: 5871: 5869: 5854: 5848: 5847: 5845: 5843: 5828: 5822: 5821: 5819: 5817: 5802: 5793: 5792: 5790: 5788: 5773: 5767: 5766: 5764: 5762: 5744: 5738: 5737: 5735: 5733: 5718: 5712: 5711: 5709: 5707: 5692: 5686: 5685: 5684: 5678: 5672: 5670: 5655: 5649: 5648: 5647: 5641: 5635: 5633: 5618: 5612: 5611: 5609: 5607: 5592: 5586: 5585: 5584: 5578: 5572: 5570: 5555: 5549: 5548: 5546: 5544: 5529: 5523: 5522: 5520: 5518: 5513:. 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