Sid Silvers: Stooge of Stage, Scribbler of Screen
Brooklyn-born Sid Silvers (1901-1976) got his show business start in the early 1920s as the vaudeville stooge to comedian and accordion player Phil Baker, interrupting the act with comic business from the audience. Their relationship became the model for the 1951 Martin–Lewis vehicle The Stooge, which Silvers wrote the story for. In addition to vaudeville, […]