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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) -- Glamour arrives at the 2009 Golden Globes red carpet! Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone interview 2 time Globe nominee Blair Underwood of the show DIRTY SEXY MONEY.
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001) -- US Home Video Trailer from Good Times Entertainment
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) -- Hollywood 411's Madison Michele sits with Golden Globe winner Anna Paquin who talks about her win for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series/Drama for TRUE BLOOD!
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) -- Hollywood 411's Madison Michele hangs with Mickey Rourke, Golden Globe winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for THE WRESTLER!
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) -- Glamour arrives at the 2009 Golden Globes red carpet! Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone interview the cast of the hit show WEEDS - Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins and Justin Kirk.

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Overview

Date of Death:
26 November 2007, Century City, California, USA more
Trivia:
Father of screenwriters Michael Tolkin and Stephen Tolkin. more
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Writer:
  1. "Love, Sidney" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Is There Life After Show Business? (1982) TV episode (written by)
  2. "Joe's World" (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
        - To Catch a Cheater (1980) TV episode (creator) (written by)
        - The Strike (1980) TV episode (story)
        - The Initiation (1979) TV episode (written by)
  3. "Sanford" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Dinner at George's (1980) TV episode (written by)
  4. "Archie Bunker's Place" (2 episodes, 1980)
        - A Small Mafia Favor (1980) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Veronica's Ex (1980) TV episode (written by)

  5. "All in the Family" (34 episodes, 1975-1979)
        - The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) TV episode (written by)
        - The Family Next Door (1979) TV episode (written by)
        - Stephanie and the Crime Wave (1979) TV episode (written by)
        - A Night at the PTA (1979) TV episode (written by)
        - The Bunkers Go West (1978) TV episode (written by)
          (29 more)
  6. 10 from Your Show of Shows (1973) (writer)

  7. Roberta (1969) (TV) (adaptation)
  8. "The Good Guys" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Big Tom Gets Married (1969) TV episode (writer)
  9. "Run Buddy Run" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Steam Bath & Chicken Little (1966) TV episode (writer)
  10. The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966) (screenplay) (story)
  11. "Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) TV episode (writer)
  12. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  13. "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" (25 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - King Archibald, the First (1963) TV episode (story editor)
        - Big Opening at the Hospital (1963) TV episode (written by)
        - Number One Son (1963) TV episode (story editor)
        - Kick Me Kate (1963) TV episode (story editor)
        - Table Tennis, Anyone? (1963) TV episode (story editor)
          (20 more)
  14. "Margie" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Flaming Youth (1962) TV episode (writer)
  15. "Bachelor Father" (1 episode, 1960)
        - How to Catch a Man (1960) TV episode (written by)

  16. Accent on Love (1959) (TV) (writer)
  17. "Sid Caesar Invites You" (1958/II) TV series (unknown episodes)
  18. "Caesar's Hour" (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) TV episode (head writer)
        - Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) TV episode (head writer)
        - Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) TV episode (head writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1954) TV episode (head writer)
  19. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Dateline (1954) TV episode (writer)
  20. "Your Show of Shows" (139 episodes, 1950-1954)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
          (134 more)

  21. "The Admiral Broadway Revue" (1 episode, 1949)
        - County Fair (1949) TV episode (written by)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "Archie Bunker's Place" (executive story editor) (1 episode, 1980)
        - The Return of Sammy (1980) TV episode (executive story editor)

  2. "All in the Family" (story editor) (28 episodes, 1977-1978) (executive story editor) (24 episodes, 1976-1977) (program consultant) (23 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - California, Here We Are: Part 1 (1978) TV episode (story editor)
        - California, Here We Are: Part 2 (1978) TV episode (story editor)
        - Return of the Waitress (1978) TV episode (story editor)
        - Edith Versus the Bank (1978) TV episode (story editor)
        - Archie's Other Wife (1978) TV episode (story editor)
          (70 more)

  3. "The Good Guys" (story editor) (1 episode, 1969)
        - Big Tom Gets Married (1969) TV episode (story editor)
  4. "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" (story editor) (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Harry, the Father Image (1962) TV episode (story editor)
        - A Small Matter of Being Fired (1962) TV episode (story editor)
Producer:
  1. "Love, Sidney" (1981) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  2. "Sanford" (producer) (2 episodes, 1980)
        - The Benefit (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Cal's Diet: Part 2 (1980) TV episode (producer)

  3. The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966) (associate producer)
Music Department:
  1. "Your Show of Shows" (1950) TV series (composer: theme "Stars Over Broadway") (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
Archive Footage:
  1. The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - In Memoriam


Additional Details

Other Works:
1967: He wrote the screenplay for a ten-minute demonstration film that reworked the previous year's The Perils of Pauline (1967) pilot into a contemporary era setting. The demo again starred Pamela Austin as Pauline. more

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