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Phil Silvers
Age: 74 (passed away Nov. 1st, 1985)
Height: 6'
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: May. 11th, 1911
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Phil Silvers' Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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TRIVIA:
- Silvers' sight was failing fast, and to compensate for this fact he was wearing contact lenses as well as glasses. It was a familiar sight to see 'Jim Dale (I)' (qv), 'Peter Butterworth' (qv), and Silvers scatting around the sand for a lost lens while filming _Follow That Camel (1967)_ (qv).
- Has won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1952 for "Top Banana," a part that he recreated in the film version of the same name, _Top Banana (1954)_ (qv), and in 1972 for a revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." He was also nominated in the same category in 1961 for "Do Re Mi."
- He wrote the lyrics to the 'Jimmy Van Heusen' (qv) song "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" for friend 'Frank Sinatra' (qv)'s firstborn child 'Nancy Sinatra (I)' (qv).
- Had 5 daughters with his second wife, 'Evelyn Patrick' (qv): 'Tracey Silvers' (qv) (1957), 'Nancey Silvers' (qv), 'Cathy Silvers' (qv), 'Candace Silvers' (qv) (1961) and Laury Silvers (1963). Grandfather of 'Jaclyn Sara Silvers' (qv).
- His first wife, 'Jo-Carroll Dennison' (qv) was Miss America of 1942.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 740-741. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Daughter 'Tracey Silvers' (qv) is a film producer and writer.
- Later in life, after having cataract surgery on both eyes and with lenses then implanted in his eyes, he no longer needed eyeglasses. However, he continued to wear them without any glass in them -- just the frames -- because his glasses were, after all, his trademark.
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