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Ernest Edward Kovacs(January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. 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 Johnny Carson ...
Ernie Kovacs married his first wife Bette Wilcox on August 13, 1945, and had two children with her, Elizabeth and Kip Raleigh. The couple divorced in 1952 and Kovacs won the children’s custody. He married his second wife Edie Adams on September 12, 1954 in Mexico City. They had one daughter together, Mia Susan Kovacs.
Jul 20, 2023 · Along with an excerpt from Adams' memoir, " Sing a Pretty Song," the book includes a chunk of "Zoomar," "a sophisticated novel about love and TV" Kovacs claimed to have written in 13 days; the ...
- Robert Lloyd
Dec 10, 2020 · A tragic auto accident claimed Ernie Kovacs' life at age 42. Shout Factory TV. Ernie Kovacs spent the evening of Jan. 12, 1962, at a party at director Billy Wilder's Beverly Hills apartment. The gathering was ostensibly a baby shower for Milton Berle and his wife who had just adopted a newborn baby.
- William J. Wright
From 1950 until he died in an auto accident in 1962, Ernie Kovacs created some of the most inventive and unusual television ever made. A new box set collects more than 13 hours of the TV pioneer's best and rarest programs. TV critic David Bianculli says it's "a mandatory purchase for anyone who loves TV."
Nov 7, 1996 · Ernie: The Life and Career of Ernie Kovacs. by Jack Helbig November 7, 1996. ERNIE: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF ERNIE KOVACS, RKO Productions, at the Heartland Studio Theater. Ernie Kovacs was one of ...
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As a result, in 1956, Kovacs did what Mel Brooks did 20 years later in "Silent Movie." He created a comedy show that relied on visuals to get the jokes across. In the opening sequence, we see a stuffed rabbit sitting in a forest when a tree falls. There is no sound . . . and Ernie pulls wads of cotton from the rabbit's ears!
