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Gertrude Berg was an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating and starring in the radio and television sitcom The Goldbergs. Berg was born in New York City on October 3, 1898. She began her career in the theater, appearing in productions such as The Royal Family and The Man Who Came to Dinner. In 1929, Berg created The Goldbergs, a radio show about a Jewish family living in the Bronx. The show was a hit and ran for over two decades. In 1949, Berg adapted the show for television, and it ran until 1955. Berg won two Emmy Awards for her work on the show. In addition to her work on The Goldbergs, Berg wrote several plays, including Me and Molly and A Majority of One. She also appeared in films such as The Miracle of the Bells and The Story of Ruth. Gertrude Berg died on September 14, 1966, at the age of 67. She was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1988. At the time of her death, Berg had an estimated net worth of $2 million.

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Occupation actress,writer,producer
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 3 October 1898
Birthday 3 October
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 14 September, 1966
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Gertrude Berg's Husband?

Her husband is Lewis Berg (1918 - 14 September 1966) ( her death) ( 3 children)
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Gertrude Berg Net Worth

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1999

Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999]

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 44-45. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

1959

Won Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Majority of One."

1952

In 1952, Gertrude and hes husband adopted two war orphans who resided in Europe with foster families. They were a 10 year old Italian boy and a 12 year old French girl.

1931

Getrude Berg's "The Goldbergs" (on NBC and CBS from 1931 to 1950) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.

1929

Gertrude was born in New York City and her father owned a summer resort hotel. While in her teens, she wrote dialogues about her father and grandfather and recited them to guests at the hotel. This was the beginning of her writing which eventually led her to write "The Goldbergs". She married British-born Lewis Berg who was a chemical engineer and they moved to Louisiana where they lived on a sugar plantation for several years. Eventually they moved back to new York in the same neighborhood where Gertrude grew up. Gertrude returned to college in late 20's. During this time a friend took her to a radio network executive for whom she read one of her scripts. He liked it so much, he said he would put the show on the radio as a series if she would play the leading role. It premiered in 1929 and lasted till 1946 with over 5000 scripts.

1922

Her two children were Cherney Berg (1922-2003) and Harriet (1926-2003).

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