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Milton Berle was born Milton Berlinger on July 12, 1908
at 68 West 118th Street (between 5th & Lenox Avenues).
He was the fourth child of Moses Berlinger and Sarah
Glantz Beringer.
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The original birth certificate from the Department
of Health, Vital Records 1795 - 1948 Collection
The Municipal Archives holdings include all the extant
vital records for the five boroughs of New York City
as well as for some of the towns and villages which
were consolidated with the City in 1898.
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Milton Berle's birthplace, from the Department
of Taxes, 1939-1941 Collection: photograph of every
building in the five Boroughs.
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Milton Berle's birthplace, from the Department
of Taxes, 1939-1941
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Collection:
photograph of every building in the five Boroughs. |
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Known as the "Tax Photographs," these black
and white pictures were taken by the City's Department
of Taxes (now called Department of Finance) as part
of its real property appraisal system.
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Left to right: Joey Adams, Mayor Abraham D. Beame,
Milton Berle (April 1975)
from the Mayor Beame
Photograph Collection.
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Commissioner Brian G. Andersson met Mr. Berle in October
1999 as he and Sid Caesar became the first inductees
in NBC's "Walk of Fame" in Rockefeller Center. At that
time, Commissioner Andersson presented Mr. Berle with
documents that included this birth certificate and photo
of his birthplace.
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