# R.I.P. Milton Berle **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476 "2002-03-28T00:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abidude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@abidude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abidude)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/1 "2002-03-28T00:01:46Z")
He died today too (along with Dudley Moore). He had colon cancer for a while. Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/2 "2002-03-28T00:04:39Z")
Whoa!!! WHile I was just being goofy about the Moore thing, I do think he was a good entertainer. But Milton …! Man, that guy was awesome! This stinks.☹ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/3 "2002-03-28T00:06:42Z")
Good lord! They’re dropping like actors! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/4 "2002-03-28T00:08:42Z")
Aw, damn. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/5 "2002-03-28T00:34:22Z")
You shouldn’t feel too bad. He lived to be 93, most of them in good health. He made millions of people laugh throughout the years and almost singlehandedly developed television as an entertainment medium. Uncle Miltie’s legacy is a great one. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/6 "2002-03-28T01:29:14Z")
Sad. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/7 "2002-03-28T01:47:14Z")
Crap! First Texaco, now Uncle MIltie. If I were his mortician, I’d just have to yell **make-up!** just before I started on him. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/8 "2002-03-28T03:05:55Z")
DUDLEY MOORE! MILTON BERLE! I haven’t watched the news. I didn’t know. Aw, crap. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-milton-berle/100476/9 "2002-03-28T03:11:50Z")
Noooo! Milton Berle was sooooo great. I’ll miss him ☹ I’ll always remember his guest appearance on The Critic, where he singlehandedly defeated numerous armed terrorists with his awesome ninjutsu skill. I heard they based that on a real event. 🙂 Goodbye Uncle Miltie.