GRJC to Screen Movie About Jewish Entertainment Pioneer
The Glen Rock Jewish Center will screen the 2009 film, "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 4 p.m.
A special screening of the 2009 film "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," and a subsequent discussion with the grandson of Gertrude Berg, the film's protagonist, will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 at the Glen Rock Jewish Center.
The film tells the life story of Berg, possibly the most famous woman in America you've never heard of. Berg, a radio and television pioneer, was the creator, principal writer and star of "The Goldbergs," which became television's first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949, and was later CBS' number one show.
Weaving comedy with social commentary, Berg wrote 12,000 scripts for "The Goldbergs," which delved into the lives of Jewish characters, led by endearing matriarch Molly Goldberg, whom Berg played on air.
Off air, Berg won the first-ever Best Actress Emmy Award, earned a Tony on Broadway, and charmed audiences on variety TV shows and through her advice column.
"Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," includes rare clips from "The Goldbergs" kinescopes, and other period TV shows and films, as well as interviews with historians and fans.
Admission for the screening and discussion is $5 at the door.
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9:48 am on Monday, January 9, 2012
If you're interested in "The Goldbergs", you should also read about Himan Brown, who developed most of the original radio serials and played "Mrs. Goldberg"'s husband in early episodes. He passed away at the age of 99 in 2010 after leaving an incredible legacy to American popular culture.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/media/collections/himanbrown/bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himan_Brown