Among millions of comedians born Milton Supman, Soupy Sales became one of the lasting comic faces of 1950s and '60s television. His show was first conducted in Detroit then in Los Angeles. This show was a hit with kids. This passage of his journey from the New York Daily News becomes one of sums up the appeal.
He was the brilliant comedian and no true fan can ever forget the New Year's Day in 1965 when he had done the live broadcast on WNEW channel.
Sales, annoyed at having to work the holiday, signed off by encouraging his young viewers to tiptoe into their still-sleeping parents' bedrooms and remove those "funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents" from their pants and pocketbooks.
"Put them in an envelope and mail them to me," Sales instructed. "And I'll send you a postcard from Puerto Rico!"
He was then hit with a pie of above 20,000 pies. Finally, Sales passed away today at the age of 83 in the Bronx at Calvary Hospice.
He was the brilliant comedian and no true fan can ever forget the New Year's Day in 1965 when he had done the live broadcast on WNEW channel.
Sales, annoyed at having to work the holiday, signed off by encouraging his young viewers to tiptoe into their still-sleeping parents' bedrooms and remove those "funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents" from their pants and pocketbooks.
"Put them in an envelope and mail them to me," Sales instructed. "And I'll send you a postcard from Puerto Rico!"
He was then hit with a pie of above 20,000 pies. Finally, Sales passed away today at the age of 83 in the Bronx at Calvary Hospice.