AMSTERDAM, VAUDEVILLE, TV COMEDIAN.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Morey Amsterdam Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 27, 1996) was a veteran American television actor and comedian, renowned for his large, ready supply of jokes. Early Career , the veteran comic actor best known for his role as a wisecracking television writer on ``The Dick Van Dyke  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. Show'' died of a heart attack Monday. Born in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Amsterdam started in vaudeville and performed in nightclubs before doing radio in the 1930s. In the late 1940s, he moved to television. ``He was just a very dear, sweet man,'' said Rose Marie, who played Sally Rogers on ``The Dick Van Dyke Show.'' ``He knew every joke, he knew every switch on every joke. His mind was the greatest mind that ever happened.'' Amsterdam suffered a heart attack at home and was rushed to Cedars Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:12 a.m. Monday, said hospital spokesman Ron Wise. On ``The Dick Van Dyke Show,'' Amsterdam played Buddy Sorrell, part of a television writing team. ``There isn't a comic today that has his mind,'' Marie said. His father, a member of the San Francisco Symphony  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , wanted the young Amsterdam to be a concert musician. Instead, Amsterdam used his cello in his comedy routines. His first TV appearance was ``Stop Me If You've Heard This One,'' in 1948. He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Kay, and two children, Gregory and Cathy. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: AMSTERDAM |
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