His father, Isidore Meltzer, was a comedic actor in vaudeville and the Yiddish theater.
[on Robert L. Lippert to whom he was under contract] Bob Hope wanted me for a part in The Lemon Drop Kid [1951] at Paramount. I had Bob laughin' for nine weeks, talkin' and ad-libbing. Anyway, Paramount [paid Lippert] either $600 or $700 a week [for...
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Sidney Meltzer
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
(age 94)
Burbank, California, USA