Ed Sullivan
Presenter, TV Personality
1901 – 1974
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Who was Ed Sullivan?
Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was a US entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, now usually remembered under its second name, The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record for long-running variety show in US broadcast history.
In 1996, Ed Sullivan was ranked No. 50 on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".
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- Born
- Sep 28, 1901
Harlem - Also known as
- Edward Vincent Sullivan
- Dr. Sullivan
- 'The Great Stone Face'
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sylvia Weinstein
(1930/04/28 - 1973/03/16)
- Sylvia Weinstein
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Columnist, New York Graphic
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Oct 13, 1974
New York City - Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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