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Gertrude Berg

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Gertrude Berg · Arts & Literature

What

American actress and writer who created and starred in the pioneering sitcom The Goldbergs.

When

1898, New York City, United States — 1966, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Gertrude Berg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actress and writer who created and starred in the pioneering sitcom The Goldbergs.

How & why

Gertrude Berg was an American actress, writer and producer who created, wrote and starred in The Goldbergs, one of the first American sitcoms, running on radio from 1929 and on television into the 1950s. She won the first Emmy Award for lead actress in a comedy and pioneered the family sitcom form. She was Jewish, and her warmly Jewish immigrant characters drew a national audience.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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American actress and writer who created and starred in the pioneering sitcom The Goldbergs.

1898

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)