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| US pie-splattered comedian dies | US pie-splattered comedian dies |
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| US comedian Soupy Sales, who had some 20,000 pies thrown at him during a career spanning half a century, has died at the age of 83. | US comedian Soupy Sales, who had some 20,000 pies thrown at him during a career spanning half a century, has died at the age of 83. |
| Sales died in a hospice in New York after being admitted a week ago, his former manager Dave Usher said. | Sales died in a hospice in New York after being admitted a week ago, his former manager Dave Usher said. |
| During the 1950s and 60s, Sales was one of the most instantly recognisable faces in the US, Mr Usher said. | During the 1950s and 60s, Sales was one of the most instantly recognisable faces in the US, Mr Usher said. |
| Having pies hurled at him became his trademark act and he acknowledged it would be his legacy. | Having pies hurled at him became his trademark act and he acknowledged it would be his legacy. |
| "I'll probably be remembered for the pies, and that's all right," he said in a 1985 interview. | "I'll probably be remembered for the pies, and that's all right," he said in a 1985 interview. |
| Sales was born Milton Supman on 8 January 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina. | Sales was born Milton Supman on 8 January 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina. |
| Bow tie | Bow tie |
| His television career began in 1951 hosting a children's show in Cleveland, before moving to Detroit where he drew large audiences on a local station. | His television career began in 1951 hosting a children's show in Cleveland, before moving to Detroit where he drew large audiences on a local station. |
| Appealing to adults and children alike, the show went nationwide with co-star puppets White Fang (the meanest dog in the United States) and Black Tooth (the nicest dog in the United States). | |
| Celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine appeared on his show to be spattered with a pie while standing next to the comedian, often wearing his trademark black jumper and oversized bow tie. | Celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine appeared on his show to be spattered with a pie while standing next to the comedian, often wearing his trademark black jumper and oversized bow tie. |
| Sales remained a familiar television face, first as a regular from 1968-75 on the game show What's My Line? and later appearing on The Love Boat. | Sales remained a familiar television face, first as a regular from 1968-75 on the game show What's My Line? and later appearing on The Love Boat. |
| He also played himself in the 1998 Eddie Murphy film Holy Man. | He also played himself in the 1998 Eddie Murphy film Holy Man. |
| Sales is survived by his wife, Trudy, and two sons, Hunt and Tony. | Sales is survived by his wife, Trudy, and two sons, Hunt and Tony. |