Obituaries
Phil Silvers, the one-time vaudevillian and burlesque comic who became world famous on television as a congenial Army con man named Sgt.
Nov. 2, 1985
Entertainment & Arts
Hollywood’s kings of comedy assembled at Mt.
Nov. 4, 1985
Television
Travel & Experiences
If Sgt.
April 16, 1998
Movies
Funny man Phil Silvers was the comic relief in countless movie musicals in the 1940s and became the toast of Broadway in 1951 in the comedy “Top Banana,” winning a Tony and then reprising his role in the 1954 film.
Nov. 16, 2014
Phil Silvers returns as Sgt. Bilko on DVD
July 27, 2010
Sgt.
May 21, 2006
In 1943, I was a young soldier stationed at the Roswell Army Air Base in New Mexico and one night I went to see the movie “Cover Girl” at the Post Theater.
Nov. 10, 1985
In “Sgt. Bilko,” Steve Martin stars as the wily Army sarge who works every con and cracks just about every joke, usually at the military’s expense. (Rated PG)
April 11, 1996
For its final show of 2021, the orchestra premiered Julia Adophe’s violin concerto “Woven Loom, Silver Spindle” with Xian Zhang conducting.
Dec. 7, 2021