Sid Caesar, comedian comedians from the early days of TV, Dies at 91

Sid Caesar, a comic force of nature that has become one of the first TV star in the 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comic writers, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, California 91 years old. His death was announced by Eddy Friedfeld, a spokesman for the family. César largely disappeared from public attention in middle age, struggling with doubt and crippling addiction to alcohol and pills. But, 1950-1954, he and his co-stars in a 90-minute concert-comedy variety show “Your Show of Shows” dominated the habits of millions Saturday Night …