- Recent Role:
- Herself on The Ed Sullivan Show
- Gender:
- Female
- Died:
-
9-14-1966
(Heart Failure)
- Birthplace:
- New York, New York
- Birth Name:
- Gertrude Edelstein
Born on October 3, 1899, the daughter of Jewish-Americans who ran boarding houses and hotels in the Catskills, Gertrude Berg became one of the best-known women in the radio and television industry. Originating the idea for The Goldbergs, she played the role of Molly Goldberg on radio and TV for over twenty five years. She wrote practically all the scripts for the program as well. Berg returned to television in another series in 1961, starred in a movie version of The Goldbergs, and was active in the theater at the time of her death.
