Imogene Coca

A talented dancer, Coca was in high demand for Broadway chorus lines. While rehearsing for New Faces of 1934, she was trying to stay warm in the unheated theater by jumping around. Choreographer Leonard Stillman walked in on her and said "It looks funny; I'll put it in the show." Critics loved it and called Coca an "up-and-coming comedic talent." And it was in comedy that she made her mark. In 1949, she worked with Sid Caesar on live shows, and was made part of his cast for his legendary Your Show of Shows TV series in 1950. Her classic sketch comedy there earned her an Emmy award. Coca died June 2 at home in Westport, Conn., at 92. From This is True for 3 June 2001 Suggestions for further reading: Caesar's Hours: My Life In Comedy, With Love and Laughter by Sid Caesar, Eddy W. Friedfeld Amazon Price: $12.82 Customer Review: Here is a man that not only made the world laugh, he could poke fun at himself. Sid Caesar set an example for countless comedians to follow. He makes the history of early television come alive. This is a wonderful way to spend a few hours.   Where Have I Been? : An Autobiography by Sid Caesar, Bill Davidson Amazon Price: Customer Review: This book reminded me of a line from Alice In Wonderland where she says, "Sometimes I pretend there are two of me." Sid Caesar had no faith in psychotherapy so he invented a way to process his own stuff. He pretended there were two of h...   How to be an Old Guy: Dispatches from the Retiree Front by Bill Kilpatrick Amazon Price: $19.95 Customer Review: I have a friend who was an editor for a major publishing house in New York City before he retired. His main responsibility was to acquire and publish books dealing with psychology, sociology and philosophy. He would have jumped at the chance to handl...   Where Have I Been? by Sid, with Bill Davbidson Caesar Amazon Price:   Get Your Party Off the Ground with Smirnoff (Sid Caesar Says Celebration Take... by Smirnoff Amazon Price:   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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