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popular name: Milton Berle

date_of_death: March 27, 2002

age: 93

cause_of_death: Colon cancer

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Comedian Milton Berle, one of the pioneering legends of television known to a generation of devoted fans as "Uncle Miltie," Berle's career began when he was 5 years old and spanned more than 80 years in stage, film, radio, and television. But it was on television in the 1940s and '50s that Berle made his most lasting mark. "The Texaco Star Theater," featuring Berle and guest stars in what would become legendary comic skits, debuted in 1948 and caught on with the public almost immediately. It became a Tuesday night fixture in homes across America and was credited with helping sell millions of first-time TV sets to a nation just getting acquainted with the new medium. After his twenty years as "Mr. Television" Berle slowly turned into a narcissistic, overbearing attention hog who didn't have neither the knowledge or desire to leave the spotlight with grace. Yet Berle is remembered today less for his jokes, or his comedy, than he is for both being a big d**k and having a big d**k. Berle was notorious for being a joke thief, an attention hog, a scene stealer, and a petty tyrant who took it upon himself to do things like try to “teach” the cast of Saturday Night Live about live television, resulting in one of the most notorious and disastrous episodes in the show’s history. So it comes as no surprise that his legacy has aged badly since his passing.

popular name: Teresa Wright

date_of_death: March 6, 2005

age: 86

cause_of_death: Heart attack

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Perhaps one of the greatest actresses you never heard of, Teresa Wright should be remembered for as the only performer to have received Academy Award nominations for her first three films. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes, and in 1942 for Mrs. Miniver, winning for the latter. That same year, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Pride of the Yankees, opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). In fact, the first six films she starred in are all considered Hollywood film classics. In addition to film work, Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan and Francis Ford Coppola. If one is known for the company you keep, then Teresa Wright was in very good company acting opposite to Marlon Brando, Lew Ayres, Bette Davis, Gary Cooper, Fredric March, Myrna Loy and Greer Garson. Her final film role before her passing was as Miss Birdie in John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997).

popular name: Eddie Albert

date_of_death: May 26, 2005

age: 99

cause_of_death: Pneumonia

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: American actor best known for his role on the 1960s television comedy series "Green Acres" as Oliver Wendell Douglas. Eddie Albert was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Roman Holiday (1954), and the second in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid (1973). All in all, Eddie Albert appeared in over 500 TV series, movies, stage productions and variety shows. Eddie Albert was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6441 Hollywood Boulevard.