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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up 'vaudeville' in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says 'Milton Berle' - and he made it just a tremendous party.

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Alan King
Age: 76 †
Born: 1927
Born: December 26
Died: 2004
Died: May 9
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