My Father, Uncle Miltie [Hardcover]

William Berle (Author), Brad Lewis (Author)

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My Father, Uncle Miltie contains an interesting discussion about how Milton Berle associated with a variety of mobsters during his show business career. My new book, Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster, The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen is the first complete book on the infamous Los Angeles gangster, and is available on Amazon.com Also See BradleyLewis.com for more details.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Barricade Books (August 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569801495
• ISBN-13: 978-1569801499
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,476,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Humanizing of Milton Berle, January 9, 2000

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This review is from: My Father, Uncle Miltie (Hardcover)

I have always heard that comedians by nature are truly serious people, and basically an unhappy group. Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that Milton Berle treated people, especially his son Bill, so obusively. MFUM humanizes the great TV star and, in fact, I pitied my idol after reading this book. I'm sure that Bill Berle would have much preferred a "real father" from a modest background rather than a superstar ogre such as Uncle Miltie. MFUM was an informative, interesting, well written book, and while it shattered my image of Milton Berle, I found it quite enjoyable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not "Milton Dearest"!, April 4, 2002

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Christine A. Lehman "stoogeswoman" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Father, Uncle Miltie (Hardcover)

This book was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I was afraid it would be a real "Mommie Dearest" hatchet job on poor old Milton, but although there were certainly some problems in their relationship, Bill has the honesty to point out that it was his fault as much as his father's. It would be interesting to know how (or if) their relationship was affected by this book - did they speak at all after it was published? (By the way - my sympathies, Bill. It's tough to lose a parent but especially so when you were on the outs with him.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Insiders Glimpse into Mr. Televison's Life, May 24, 2004

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Eric (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Father, Uncle Miltie (Hardcover)

'My Father, Uncle Miltie' presents the story of growing up as legendary comedian Milton Berle's son. MFUM tells the behind the scene details of Milton's somewhat private life, a life full of gambling, women and mild hatred toward his son. MFUM provides anecdotes never before made public, and makes one think of how much Berle's private and public life were vastly different. I recommend this book to any fan of Berle who wants to catch a deep glimpse of his character behind the curtain, and off the television screen. One might me a bit amazed...as I was.