Ernie Kovacs
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Ernest Edward Kovacs was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
Kovacs on the set of his television show in 1956
Kovacs on Three to Get Ready in 1951 with Gertrude, who was donated after Kovacs asked his viewers to bring things they no longer wanted to the WPTZ-TV lobby.
Kovacs with close associate Andy McKay (wearing a mask made of masking tape), who relocated to New York with Kovacs (and Gertrude) in 1952.
With wife Edie Adams in the television series Take a Good Look
Edie Adams
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Edie Adams was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Ernie Kovacs
…Uncle Floyd, among others. Chase even thanked Kovacs during his acceptance speech for his Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live. While Kovacs and his wife, Edie Adams, received Emmy nominations for Best Performances in a Comedy Series during 1957, his talent was not recognized formally until after his death. The 1962…
Adams in 1958
Kovacs as "Leena, Queen of the Jungle" with Adams in 1956
Adams and Kovacs, 1956