TV's first superstar, Milton Berle, dies in LA

Comedian Milton Berle, whose zany, cross-dressing entrances on the variety show he hosted from 1948 to 1956 ushered in the age…

Comedian Milton Berle, whose zany, cross-dressing entrances on the variety show he hosted from 1948 to 1956 ushered in the age of television and made him the medium's first superstar, has died.

Spokesman Warren Cowan said Berle, known to millions as "Uncle Miltie," died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home yesterday. He was 93.

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