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Ernie Kovacs
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Ernie Kovacs Biography
Birth Name:
Ernest Edward Kovacs
Birth Place:
Trenton, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
01/23/1919, Aquarius
Date of Death:
01/13/1962
Profession:
Actor; comedian; producer; director; writer
Ernie Kovacs Fast Facts:
Father was a Prohibition-era bootlegger.
From 1945-50 wrote a weekly humor column for the Trentonian, a New Jersey newspaper.
In 1953, despite winning custody of his two daughters from his ex-wife, she disappeared with the girls and Kovacs wasn't reunited with them for almost two years.
Won an Emmy in 1962 for Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camera Work.
Died in 1962 at age 42 in a car accident in Los Angeles.
A 1987 inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Epitaph on his tombstone reads "Nothing in Moderation."
Ernie Kovacs Relationships:
Andrew Kovacs - Father
Bette Lee Wilcox - Ex-wife
Edie Adams - Wife
Elisabeth Lee Andrea Kovacs - Daughter
Kippie Raleigh Kovacs - Daughter
Mary Kovacs - Mother
Mia Susan Kovacs - Daughter
Thomas Kovacs - Half Brother
Ernie Kovacs Awards:
1958 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Nominee
1957 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy - Nominee
1957 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series - Nominee
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camera Work - Winner
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