Chicago — Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90.
Andrew Alexander, one of Second City's current owners and its CEO, told The Associated Press that Sahlins died peacefully at his Chicago home with his family nearby. He is survived by his wife, Jane Nicholl Sahlins.
Sahlins and business partners Howard Alk and Paul Sills opened The Second City in December 1959, and it quickly gained national attention and helped establish Chicago as a vibrant comedy town, the Chicago Sun-Times reported ( ). http://bit.ly/1bLDRZo
The Second City wasn't Sahlins' first attempt at running a theater. He was a producer-investor in a theater troupe in the early 1950s that was comprised of many fellow University of Chicago graduates, and he and several business partners produced plays at the Studebaker Theater...
Andrew Alexander, one of Second City's current owners and its CEO, told The Associated Press that Sahlins died peacefully at his Chicago home with his family nearby. He is survived by his wife, Jane Nicholl Sahlins.
Sahlins and business partners Howard Alk and Paul Sills opened The Second City in December 1959, and it quickly gained national attention and helped establish Chicago as a vibrant comedy town, the Chicago Sun-Times reported ( ). http://bit.ly/1bLDRZo
The Second City wasn't Sahlins' first attempt at running a theater. He was a producer-investor in a theater troupe in the early 1950s that was comprised of many fellow University of Chicago graduates, and he and several business partners produced plays at the Studebaker Theater...
- 6/17/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Joyce Sloane, a longtime producer at The Second City Theater, died Thursday at the age of 80, The Chicago Tribune reports. She was an active presence throughout most of the theater's 50-year existence.Sloane was influential in the careers of comedic heavyweights such as Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and Chris Farley. Her daughter, Cheryl, told the Tribune that Sloane died "absolutely peacefully" in bed, as she was getting ready to watch Jim Belushi on television. Sloane nurtured the talents of actors, comedians, and improvisers ranging from brothers Jim and John Belushi to Tina Fey. She held the positions of associate producer and executive producer at The Second City, held a seat on the board of Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, and was a supporter of the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Even in retirement and failing health she was still often seen at The Second City Theater.
- 2/4/2011
- backstage.com
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