Ed Sullivan Bio, Wife, Age, Death, Net Worth, Mouse, Theater, Ed Sullivan Show, Beatles and Guests

BIOGRAPHY OF ED SULLIVAN

Ed Sullivan (Full Name – Edward Vincent Sullivan) was an American television personality, sports and entertainment journalist, and also a syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Sullivan was born on September 28, 1901 in Manhattan, New York, USA and died on October 13, 1974 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

In the early days of television, Sullivan was a pioneer in broadcasting on many levels. As television critic David Bianculli wrote, Before MTV, Sullivan featured rock numbers. Before Bravo, he did jazz and classical music and theater. Before the Comedy Channel, even before the Tonight Show, Sullivan discovered, anointed and familiarized young comedians.

Before there were 500 channels, before cable, Ed Sullivan was where the choice was. From the start, he was truly the Toast of the City.

HOW OLD WAS ED SULLIVAN WHEN HE DIED | ED SULLIVAN AGE

Sullivan was born September 28, 1901 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, USES and grew up in Port Chester, New York. His parents were Elizabeth F. (née Smith) and Peter Arthur Sullivan, a customs clerk, all of Irish descent. At the time of his death in 1974, Ed Sullivan was 73 years old.

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DEATH OF ED SULLIVAN

An X-ray examination in early September 1974 revealed that Sullivan had advanced growth of esophageal cancer. The family chose to keep the diagnosis a secret from him even though his doctors gave him very little time to live.

On the other hand, Sullivan still believed his illness was another complication of a long-standing battle with gastric ulcers. He died five weeks later, on October 13, 1974, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, two weeks after his 73rd birthday.

His requiem mass was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on a cold, rainy day and the funeral drew 3,000 people. Sullivan was interred in a crypt in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd.

ED SULLIVAN FAMILY

Parents

His parents were Elizabeth F. (née Smith) and Peter Arthur Sullivan, a customs clerk, all of Irish descent. However, he named his daughter after her mother who died that year.

Children

Ed Sullivan and his wife Sylvia had a child named Elizabeth “Betty” Precht who was born December 22, 1930 in New York and died Saturday June 7, 2014. However, Elizabeth was an American biochemist between the 1920s and 1940s at Russell Miller Milling Company.

ED SULLIVAN WIFE

Ed Sullivan was engaged to champion swimmer Sybil Bauer. However, the couple never married as Bauer died of cancer in 1927 at the age of 23. Sullivan met and began dating Sylvia Weinstein in 1926. Weinstein tried to lie to her Jewish family, saying she was dating a man named Ed Solomon, but her brother figured out she meant Ed Sullivan.

The case lasted three years, with both families strongly opposed to a Catholic-Jewish marriage. Against all odds, the couple finally married on April 28, 1930, in a ceremony at City Hall, and 8 months later Sylvia gave birth to Elizabeth (“Betty”), named after the Sullivan’s mother, who died that year.

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW | ED SULLIVAN REALLY GREAT SHOW

In 1948, a CBS network producer, Marlo Lewis, asked the network to hire Sullivan to do a weekly Sunday night variety show, Toast of the Town. The show later became The Ed Sullivan Show.

In fact, Sullivan was known as the creator and host of the television variety show The Toast of the Town, which was then popularly and officially renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. The show runs from 1948 to 1971, setting a record as the longest-running variety show in United States broadcast history, having aired for 23 years. It’s one of our fondest pop culture memories

The show debuted in June 1948 and originally aired from the Maxine Elliott Theater on West 39th Street in New York City. It moved to CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway (at 53rd Street) in New York City in January 1953, which in 1967 was again named the Ed Sullivan Theater (and was later the home of the Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert). From 1936 to 1953, Studio 50 was once a CBS radio studio, and before that was the legitimate Hammerstein Theater, built in 1927.

The show’s rating had declined by 1971. CBS canceled the program in March 1971, along with some of its other long-running shows throughout the 1970–1971 season in an effort to freshen up its lineup. The series of cancellations later became known as the Rural Purge. Sullivan was bored and refused to do one last show,

ED SULLIVAN BEATLES

At Heathrow Airport in November 1963, Sullivan witnessed Beatlemania as the band returned from Sweden. Although he was reluctant to book The Beatles at first because the group had no commercially successful single released in the United States at the time, Sullivan signed the group but at the request of a friend, l legendary impresario Sid Bernstein.

On February 9, 1964, the first appearance of The Beatles’ Sullivan show, was the most-watched program in television history at that time and remains one of the most-watched programs of all time. The Beatles are seen three more times in person and released later filmed performances.

ED SULLIVAN NET WORTH

Ed Sullivan was an American television personality, journalist, and syndicated columnist who had a net worth equal to $20 million after adjusting for inflation at the time of his death.

ED SULLIVAN SHOW GUEST LIST

• The doors
• Elvis Presley
• Les Beatles
• Les Byrds
• The rolling stones
• The Supremes
• Buddy Holly and the Crickets

SOURIS ED SULLIVAN (TOPO GIGIO)

Topo Gigio is a soft foam mouse with dreamy eyes and a friendly, childlike personality, very popular in Italy for many years not only on television but also in children’s magazines, such as the classic Corriere Dei Piccoli, cartoons anime, merchandising and movies. The character, directed in 1958 by artist Maria Perego, was launched on Italian television in 1959 and was usually voiced by actor Giuseppe “Peppino” Mazzullo and then Davide Garbolino. The Italian nickname “Gigi” is a derivative of Luigi (Louis) so Topo Gigio could be interpreted as Louie Mouse.

Today, Topo Gigio still has loyal fans and has become an icon of Italian pop culture. In addition, he regularly performs at the Zecchino d’Oro festival and other programs created by Antoniano and RAI. In 1965, a feature film The Magical World of Topo Gigio was licensed internationally.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ED SULLIVAN

Who was Ed Sullivan?

Ed Sullivan was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.

How old was Ed Sullivan?

Sullivan was born September 28, 1901 and died October 13, 1974. He died at the age of 73.

How tall was Ed Sullivan?

He had a standing height of 171 cm

Was Ed Sullivan married?

He was married to Sylvia Weinstein on April 28, 1930. His wife later died in March 1973 and Sullivan died the following year on October 13, 1974.

How Much Was Ed Sullivan Worth?

Ed Sullivan was an American television personality, journalist, and syndicated columnist who had a net worth equal to $20 million after adjusting for inflation at the time of his death.

Where does Ed Sullivan live?

Sullivan was interred in a crypt in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.

Is Ed Sullivan dead or alive?

Died due to esophageal cancer.