Sid Caesar

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Birth Name: Isaac Sidney Caesar

Date of Birth: September 8, 1922

Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: February 12, 2014

Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Sid Caesar was an American comic actor, comedian, and writer.

He was the son of Ida (Raffel) and Max Ziser/Caesar. His father was a Jewish emigrant from Dabrowa, Poland. His mother was a Russian Jewish emigrant, from Odessa. His parents ran a 24-hour luncheonette. Sid was married to Florence Levy, until his death, with whom he had three children. Florence was also Jewish.

Sid’s paternal grandfather was named Meyer Cizer/Caesar.

Sid’s paternal grandmother was named Dora Zeisler.

Sid’s maternal grandfather was named Samuel/Shalom Raffel (the son of Moshe Zvi Raffel/Raphael).

Sid’s maternal grandmother was named Annie Kaplan.

Source: Genealogy of Sid Caesar – http://www.geni.com