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Gertrude Berg

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American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

United StatesActorsLived 1899 to 1966 · aged 66
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Gertrude Berg was an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. A pioneer of classic radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a long-running hit when she premiered her serial comedy-drama The Rise of the Goldbergs (1929), later known as The Goldbergs.

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Berg was the author and lead actress of NBC's short-lived 1935 radio show House of Glass, in which she played a hotel owner.Berg was the author and lead actress of NBC's short-lived 1935 radio show House of Glass, in which she played a hotel owner.Berg working on television scripts by hand in pencil in 1950.Berg working on television scripts by hand in pencil in 1950.Berg with orchids in the greenhouse of her summer home, 1954.Berg with orchids in the greenhouse of her summer home, 1954.

Filmography 5

Make a Wish1937
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg2009
Main Street to Broadway1953
The Goldbergs1950
The World of Sholom Aleichem1959

15 credits on file

Television 7

What's My Line?1950
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Steve Allen Show1956
The Emmy Awards1949
The Goldbergs1949
The Gertrude Berg Show1961
Mrs. G. Goes to College1961

Awards 1

1959Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Connected to Gertrude 6

Jack GilfordAlso in The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)Frank SuttonAlso in The Goldbergs (1950)Rosemary DeCampAlso in Main Street to Broadway (1953)Richard TuckerAlso in Make a Wish (1937)Morris CarnovskyAlso in The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)Charlotte RaeAlso in The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)

About this person

Gertrude Berg was an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. A pioneer of classic radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a long-running hit when she premiered her serial comedy-drama The Rise of the Goldbergs (1929), later known as The Goldbergs. Her career achievements included winning a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, both for Best Lead Actress.

Country
United States
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Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1966 · aged 66
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