Legendary comedian and pie personality, Soupy Sales died Thursday night in New York City. When I was a kid, he was one of the most famous comedians around. Reportedly over his career he had 20,000 pies thrown in his face ;-)
Wikipedia tells about his early life:
Sales was born Milton Supman in Franklinton, North Carolina, to Irving and Sadie Supman. Irving Supman had emigrated to America from Hungary in 1894, and was a dry goods merchant. Milton has two siblings, Leonard Supman (b. 1918-deceased) and Jack Supman (b. 1921).
Sales got his nickname from his family. His older brothers had been nicknamed "Hambone" and "Chicken Bone"; Milton was dubbed "Soup Bone," which was later shortened to "Soupy". When he became a disc jockey, he began using the stage name Soupy Hines. After he became established, it was decided that "Hines" was too close to the Heinz soup company, so he chose the surname Sales, after comedian Chic Sale..
He was temporarily knocked off the air with his 'Green Pieces of Paper Skit":
All the TV guys and gals from childhood are moving on. Well, they made the world a better and happier place. RIP Soupy and thanks for the all the laughs and all the pies!!
Update: Soupy made the DKos Rec List--Free Pie for everyone!!
Update 2: Soupy made the top of the DKos rec list--WOW, pie does work in mysterious ways ;-)