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Ed Sullivan

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  • Birth Name: Edward Vincent Sullivan
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/28/1902, Libra
  • Date of Death: 10/13/1974
  • Profession: TV host; writer
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Ed Sullivan Fast Facts:
  • His New York Daily News column, "Little Old New York," competed with Walter Winchell's column in the New York Mirror. Their rivalry was personal as well as professional.
  • Hosted a CBS radio show in the early '30s, on which Jack Benny made his national radio debut in '32.
  • Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II appeared on the first Toast of the Town (June 20, 1948).
  • The comedy team Wayne and Shuster holds the record for the most appearances on Sullivan's show (58).
  • The theater where his show was filmed was rechistened in his name and is currently home to the Late Show with David Letterman.
  • Once persuaded South Pacific star Ezio Pinza to show up on his doorstep on Valentine's Day to serenade Sullivan's wife, Sylvia, with "Some Enchanted Evening."
  • The Beatles earned a total of $15,000 for their three 1964 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
  • Ed Sullivan Relationships:
  • Betty Sullivan Precht - Daughter
  • Sylvia Weinstein - Wife (deceased)
  • Ed Sullivan Awards:
  • 1959 Golden Globe: Television Achievement - Winner
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