Category: Comedians

Whoopi Goldberg’s Visit to the Library

May 20, 2024

The following is a guest blog by Music Reference Specialist Morgan Davis. Actress, comedian, author and media personality Whoopi Goldberg visited the Library of Congress on Friday, May 10 to discuss her new autobiography, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” Prior to her public conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, …

Posted in: African American History, Comedians, Curators, Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Staff, Theater, Women in Theater

Woman with dark hair, fancy dress and pearls with eyes closed and mouth slightly open, singing

Milton Berle: Comedy From Vaudeville to the Computer Age

February 25, 2019

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from music archivist Anita M. Weber. Milton Berle, who lived to be 94, did it all. He was a child actor and juvenile dancer who became a vaudeville emcee, stand-up comic, and Friars Club roastmaster. He acted on radio, stage, and screen. He wrote song lyrics, novels, short stories, …

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