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Hollywood Flashback: Carl Reiner First Struck Emmy Gold in 1957

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Carl Reiner, the comedy giant who died June 29 at age 98, was in a pretty good place when he won his first Emmy in 1957. "I owned an affordable home on Bonnie Meadow Road in New Rochelle, had a good marriage, good kids and was gainfully employed," Reiner wrote in his 2003 memoir, My Anecdotal Life.

That gainful employment involved serving as wingman to Sid Caesar on Caesar's Hour, the sketch comedy program that aired live on NBC from 1954 to 1957.

It was a follow-up to Caesar's groundbreaking Your Show of Shows, which also aired live on NBC and featured Reiner, Mel Brooks and Neil Simon as writers.

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