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68-736: The first entertainment event at the facility was comedian Rodney Dangerfield and special guest McGuffey Lane on September 20, 1980 attended by 6,677 persons. Battelle Hall was also home to the Columbus Quest from 1996-1998, where the team won both championships in the now-defunct American Basketball League. Former players include Katie Smith, Sonja Tate, Tonya Edwards, Andrea Lloyd, Valerie Still, Shannon Johnson, and Nikki McCray. Unlike arenas, Battelle Hall has no permanent seats. Instead, inexpensive plastic seats attached to metal bleachers are positioned into place for scheduled events. Seating capacities: Other Dimensions: The exhibit hall features

136-405: A Yiddish name for self-catered boarding houses) flourished. The bungalows usually included "a kitchen/living room/dinette, one bedroom, and a screened porch" with entertainment at the casino, the communal center, being simple: bingo or a movie. The kuchaleyns were often visited by lower middle-class and working-class Jewish New Yorkers. Because of the many Jewish guests, this area was nicknamed

204-443: A marijuana smoker; the book's original title was My Love Affair with Marijuana . Although Jewish , Dangerfield referred to himself as an atheist during an interview with Howard Stern on May 25, 2004, about four months before his death. Dangerfield added during the interview that he was a "logical" atheist, adding: "We're gorillas - does a gorilla come back?" In the same interview, he lamented that he "suffered greatly for being

272-401: A 32-by-60-foot (9.8 m × 18.3 m) portable stage. 39°58′18″N 83°00′02″W  /  39.9716°N 83.0005°W  / 39.9716; -83.0005 Rodney Dangerfield Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen ; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym Rodney Dangerfield , was an American stand-up comedian , actor, screenwriter, and producer. He

340-561: A boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble sports comedy Caddyshack (1980). He since starred in a string of comedy films such as Easy Money (1983), Back to School (1986), Rover Dangerfield (1991), Ladybugs (1992), and Meet Wally Sparks (1997). He took a rare dramatic role as an abusive father in Oliver Stone 's satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994). Over his career he released seven comedy albums including his iconic album No Respect (1980) which won

408-581: A change of pace from the comedy persona that made him famous, he played an abusive father in Natural Born Killers in a scene for which he wrote or rewrote all of his own lines. Dangerfield was rejected for membership in the Motion Picture Academy in 1995 by the head of the academy's Actors Section, Roddy McDowall . After fan protests, the academy reconsidered, but Dangerfield then refused to accept membership. In March 1995, Dangerfield

476-518: A character who is essentially a parody of Dangerfield's onstage persona. He also appeared as himself in an episode of Home Improvement . Dangerfield appears in the 2000 Adam Sandler film Little Nicky , playing Lucifer , the father of Satan ( Harvey Keitel ) and grandfather of Nicky (Sandler). Dangerfield was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution , which has displayed one of his trademark white shirts and red ties. When he handed

544-456: A germ-infested world on his own", lived with Dangerfield until Ancis's death in 2001. Dangerfield resented being confused with his on-stage persona. Although his wife Joan described him as "classy, gentlemanly, sensitive and intelligent," he was often treated like the loser he played and documented this in his 2004 autobiography, It's Not Easy Bein' Me: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs . In this work, he also discussed being

612-658: A golf course. It closed in 2015 and was renovated and turned into the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, which closed in 2018. The property was sold in May 2019 to Hudson Valley Holding Co. LLC. The company did not announce its plans for the hotel. As of the 2010s, the region is a summer home for many Orthodox Jewish families. Some of the hotels have been converted into rehab centers , meditation centers or Orthodox Jewish hotels and resorts. The former Homowack Lodge in Phillipsport

680-608: A later date. The heart surgery took place on August 24, 2004. Upon entering the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center , he uttered another characteristic one-liner when asked how long he would be hospitalized: "If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour and a half." Dangerfield died on October 5, 2004. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles . On

748-463: A man in his neighborhood. The man would pay Rodney a nickel and kiss him for five minutes. After Cohen's father abandoned the family, his mother moved him and his sister to Kew Gardens, Queens , where Dangerfield attended Richmond Hill High School , graduating in 1939. To support himself and his family, he delivered groceries and sold newspapers and ice cream at the beach. At the age of 15, he began to write for stand-up comedians while performing at

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816-425: A perfectionist"; he also said "My mother never hugged me, kissed me, nothing, okay? Other kids would go to sleep listening to a fairy tale . I went to sleep with a fight downstairs, listening to a guy yelling 'Enough! Enough!'" On November 22, 2001 (his 80th birthday), Dangerfield suffered a mild stroke while doing stand-up on The Tonight Show . While Dangerfield was performing, host Jay Leno noticed something

884-849: A regular on The Dean Martin Show and appeared on The Tonight Show more than 70 times. In 1969, Dangerfield teamed up with Anthony Bevacqua to build the Dangerfield's comedy club in New York City, a venue where he could perform on a regular basis without having to constantly travel. The club remained in continuous operation until October 14, 2020. Dangerfield's was the venue for several HBO comedy specials starring such stand-up comics as Jerry Seinfeld , Jim Carrey , Tim Allen , Roseanne Barr , Robert Townsend , Jeff Foxworthy , Sam Kinison , Bill Hicks , Rita Rudner , Andrew Dice Clay , Louie Anderson , Dom Irrera , and Bob Saget . In 1978, Dangerfield

952-568: A secondary factor: "anti-Semitism declined, so Jews could go other places." Access to the area improved with the opening of the George Washington Bridge and upgrade of old travel routes such as old New York State Route 17 . On the other hand, passenger train access ended with the September 10, 1953 termination of passenger trains on the Ontario and Western Railway mainline from Roscoe at

1020-514: A sense of community for working and vacationing Jews. The era exerted a strong influence on American culture, particularly in the realm of entertainment, music, and sports. Some of the most well-known and influential people of the 20th century worked and vacationed in the area. Beginning around 1960, the Borscht Belt began a gradual demise due to many factors including the growth of suburbia, inexpensive airfare, and generational changes." As of 2024,

1088-455: A surprise appearance to thank Dangerfield for his years of support. Dangerfield was married twice to Joyce Indig, a singer. They married on October 3, 1951, divorced in 1961, remarried in 1963, and divorced again in 1970, although Rodney lived largely separated from his family. Together, the couple had two children: son Brian Roy (born 1960) and daughter Melanie Roy-Friedman, born after her parents remarried. From 1993 until his death, Dangerfield

1156-416: A unique program to place 20 vertical interpretive highway markers strategically sited to tell the story of the Borscht Belt and interpret the specific locations. The markers are enhanced with QR pegs for more in-depth explanations. A self-guided audio tour system is being developed. The markers are double-sided with representative images. All carry an interpretive text about the specific area on one side and

1224-593: Is a region which was noted for its summer resorts that catered to Jewish vacationers, especially residents of New York City . The resorts, now mostly defunct, were located in the southern foothills of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York , bordering the northern edges of the New York metropolitan area . "In its heyday, as many as 500 resorts catered to guests of various incomes." These resorts, as well as

1292-561: Is popular in many Central and Eastern European countries and brought by Ashkenazi Jewish and Slavic immigrants to the United States. The alliterative name was coined by Abel Green , then editor of Variety , and is a play on existing colloquial names for other American regions (such as the Bible Belt and Rust Belt ). An alternate name, the Yiddish Alps , was used by Larry King and

1360-520: Is satirical: a classic example of borscht belt humor. After the expansion of the railway system including the tracks Ontario and Western as well as the Ulster and Delaware Railroad , the area of the Catskill Mountains became a tourist destination because of the beauty of the landscape, which impressed the painters of American Romanticism , and because of the rising popularity of fly fishing in its trout -rich rivers. As New York City streets would bake in

1428-455: The Yiddish Alps or Solomon County (a malapropism of Sullivan County ) by many people who visited there. A sufficient choice of Jewish cuisine was an important feature of the hotels in the Borscht Belt, and "too much was not enough" developed as a notion. Jonathan Sarna wrote: "To understand the emphasis on food, one has to understand hunger. Immigrants had memories of hunger, and in

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1496-583: The Doox of Yale , continue to regularly tour the Borscht Belt. Between 2013 and 2018, the decaying state of the abandoned resorts was captured by several ruins photographers : The tradition of Borscht Belt entertainment started in the early 20th century with the Paradise Garden Theatre constructed in Hunter, New York by Yiddish theater star Boris Thomashefsky . A cradle of American Jewish comedy since

1564-594: The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album . He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. Health troubles curtailed his output through the early 2000s before his death in 2004, following a month in a coma due to complications from heart valve surgery. Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen in the Village of Babylon, New York , on November 22, 1921. He was the son of Jewish parents Dorothy "Dotty" Teitelbaum and

1632-502: The Nevele , a former resort in Ellenville, New York . Then, at the age of 19 he legally changed his name to Jack Roy. He struggled financially for nine years, at one point performing as a singing waiter until he was fired, before taking a job selling aluminum siding in the mid-1950s to support his wife and family. He later quipped he was so little known that when he gave up show business, "I

1700-540: The vaudevillian performer Phillip Cohen, whose stage name was Phil Roy. His mother was born in Hungary . Phillip Cohen was rarely home; his son normally saw him only twice a year. Late in life, Cohen begged for, and received, his son's forgiveness. Cohen's mother was reportedly emotionally distant for most of his childhood and did not show signs of affection towards her son. In an interview with Howard Stern on May 25, 2004, Dangerfield told Stern that he had been molested by

1768-451: The "Rodney Respect Award" include Tim Allen (2007), Jim Carrey (2009), Louie Anderson (2010), Bob Saget (2011), Chelsea Handler (2012), Chuck Lorre (2013), Kelsey Grammer (2014), Brad Garrett (2015), Jon Lovitz (2016), Jamie Masada (2019), Jimmy Fallon (2021), Whitney Cummings (2022), and Ken Jeong (2024). In memoriam, Saturday Night Live ran a short sketch of Dangerfield (played by Darrell Hammond ) at

1836-454: The 1890s ... Tannersville ... was 'a great resort of our Israelite breathren [ sic ]' ... from the 1920s on [there were] hundreds of hotels." The larger hotels provided "Friday night and holiday services as well as kosher cooking", thus supporting religious families to take a vacation in accordance to their customs. Borscht Belt hotels, bungalow colonies, summer camps, and kuchaleyns (kuch-alein, literally: "Cook it yourself",

1904-447: The 1920s, the Borscht Belt entertainment circuit has helped launch the careers of many famous comedians and acted as a launchpad for those just starting out. Comedians who got their start or regularly performed in Borscht Belt resorts include: Borscht Belt humor refers to the rapid-fire, often self-deprecating style common to many of these performers and writers. Typical themes include: The Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project

1972-481: The 1960s. Another source also confirms that "cheap air travel suddenly allowed a new generation to visit more exotic and warmer destinations." More women remained in the workforce after marriage and could not take off for the entire summer to relocate to the Catskills. A Times of Israel article specifies that "the bungalow colonies were the first to go under, followed by the smaller hotels. The glitziest ones hung on

2040-407: The Borscht Belt bungalow colonies, were a popular vacation spot for New York City Jews from the 1920s through the 1960s. By the late 1950s, many began closing, with most gone by the 1970s, but some major resorts continued to operate, a few into the 1990s. The name comes from borscht , a soup of Ukrainian origin (made with beets as the main ingredient, giving it a deep reddish-purple color) that

2108-555: The Catskills division of Hatzalah was founded which covers the Borscht Belt and served the needs of a growing Orthodox clientele; as of 2020 a volunteer force of 450 rescue workers and paramedics is operating a fleet of 18 ambulances. Although financially independent from the other chapters, it cooperates in day-to-day business with Central Hatzalah of NYC as the 17. neighborhood and also with State Forces (police, forest rangers, emergency medical services, fire departments). Many Buddhist and Hindu retreat centers have been constructed on

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2176-678: The Catskills, the food seemed limitless." The singles scene was also important; many hotels hired young male college students to attract single girls of a similar age. One book on the era contended that "the Catskills became one great marriage broker." Borscht Belt resorts stood in towns such as Liberty , Fallsburg , Mamakating , Thompson , Bethel and Rockland in Sullivan County as well as Wawarsing and Rochester in Ulster County. Such resorts included Avon Lodge, Brickman's, Brown's , Butler Lodge, The Concord , Grossinger's , Granit,

2244-606: The December 15, 1946, episode as a "movie star" on Jack's Christmas Card list. The name was also used by Ricky Nelson in a 1962 television episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , as a phony name for a blind date. Dangerfield reached national prominence appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in March 1967. He soon began headlining shows in Las Vegas and continued making frequent appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show . He also became

2312-731: The Heiden Hotel, Irvington, Kutsher's Hotel and Country Club , the Nevele , Friar Tuck Inn, the Laurels Hotel and Country Club, the Pines Resort, Raleigh Hotel , the Overlook, the Tamarack Lodge, Shady Nook Hotel and Country Club, Stevensville, Stier's Hotel, and the Windsor. Some of these hotels originated from farms that Jewish immigrants established in the early part of the 20th century. Two of

2380-693: The Program has completed and sited nine markers in Sullivan County - Monticello, Mountain Dale, Swan Lake, Fallsburg, Kiamisha Lake, South Fallsburg, Hurleyville, Bethel, and Woodridge. Loch Sheldrake, Parksville, Livingston Manor, and Ellenville are being prepared for 2025. Six additional markers are planned for 2026. The Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project is funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. The Heiden Hotel in South Fallsburg

2448-687: The associated video was an early MTV hit. The video featured cameo appearances by Don Novello as a last rites priest munching on Rodney's last meal of fast food in a styrofoam container and Pat Benatar as a masked executioner pulling a hangman's knot . The two appear in a dream sequence wherein Dangerfield is condemned to die and does not get any respect, even in Heaven, as the gates close without his being permitted to enter. Though his acting career had begun much earlier in obscure movies like The Projectionist (1971), Dangerfield's career took off during

2516-554: The chagrin of some of their castmates. Initial reviews of Caddyshack praised Dangerfield's standout performance among the wild cast. His appearance in Caddyshack led to starring roles in Easy Money and Back to School , for which he also served as co-writer. Unlike his stand-up persona, his comedy film characters were portrayed as successful, confident and generally popular despite being characteristically loud, brash, and detested by

2584-513: The day of Dangerfield's death, the randomly selected Joke of the Day on his website happened to be "I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, 'There goes the neighborhood!'" This led his wife, Joan Dangerfield, to choose "There goes the neighborhood" as the epitaph on his headstone, which has become so well known that it has been used as a New York Times crossword puzzle clue. Dangerfield's widow held an event in which

2652-524: The early 1980s, when he began acting in hit comedy movies. One of Dangerfield's more memorable performances was in the 1980 golf comedy Caddyshack , in which he played an obnoxious nouveau riche property developer who was a guest at a golf club, where he clashed with the uptight Judge Elihu Smails (played by Ted Knight ). His role was initially smaller, but because he and fellow cast members Chevy Chase and Bill Murray proved adept at improvisation, their roles were greatly expanded during filming, much to

2720-535: The first class of The Rodney Dangerfield Institute of Comedy. The class is a stand-up comedy class which is taught by comedienne Joanie Willgues, aka Joanie Coyote. In August 2017, a plaque honoring Dangerfield was installed in Kew Gardens, his old Queens neighborhood. In 2019, an inscription was made to the "Wall of Life" at Hebrew University 's Mt. Scopus Campus that reads "Joan and Rodney Dangerfield." Borscht Belt The Borscht Belt , or Yiddish Alps ,

2788-539: The following common text about the Borscht Belt on the other side: "From the 1920s through the early 1970s, the Borscht Belt was the preeminent summer resort destination for hundreds of thousands of predominantly east coast American Jews. The exclusion of the Jewish community from existing establishments in the 1920s drove Jewish entrepreneurs to create over 500 resorts, 50,000 bungalows and 1,000 rooming houses in Sullivan County and parts of Ulster County. The Borscht Belt provided

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2856-452: The gates of heaven. Saint Peter mentions that he heard Dangerfield got no respect in life, which prompts Dangerfield to spew an entire string of his famous one-liners. After he's done, he asks why Saint Peter was so interested. Saint Peter replies, "I just wanted to hear those jokes one more time" and waves him into heaven, prompting Dangerfield to joyfully declare: "Finally! A little respect!" On October 26, 2004, an episode of George Lopez

2924-528: The gutter without knocking down any of the pins. He also appeared in the endings of Billy Joel 's music video of " Tell Her About It " and Lionel Richie 's video of " Dancing on the Ceiling ". In 1990, Dangerfield was involved in Where's Rodney? , an unsold TV pilot for NBC . The show starred Jared Rushton as a teenager, also named Rodney, who could summon Dangerfield whenever he needed guidance about his life. In

2992-406: The land or in the restored buildings of former camps or resorts to serve adherents in New York City, the establishment of which has then drawn even more temples and centers to the area. This led to the coining of the nicknames "Buddha Belt," " Bhajan Belt" and "Buddhist Belt" to refer to the area's revival. Despite the region's decline as a cultural epicenter, a handful of traveling acts, such as

3060-513: The larger hotels in High View (just north of Bloomingburg ) were Shawanga Lodge and the Overlook. One of the high points of Shawanga Lodge 's existence came in 1959 when it was the site of a conference of scientists researching laser beams . The conference marked the start of serious research into lasers. The hotel burned to the ground in 1973. The Overlook, which offered rooms in the main building as well as bungalows, spiced up with entertainment,

3128-594: The longest" with some continuing to operate in the 1980s and even in the 1990s. Bungalow colonies fell into disrepair or many of the nicer ones have been converted into a housing co-op . The Concord Resort Hotel , which outlasted most other resorts, went bankrupt in 1997 but survived until 1998 and was subsequently demolished for a possible casino site. By the early 1960s, some 25 to 30 percent of Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel visitors were not Jewish, nevertheless it closed in 1986. The Stevensville Hotel in Swan Lake

3196-530: The northern edge of Sullivan County, through the Borscht Belt, to Weehawken, New Jersey . A 1940 vacation travel guide published by the railroad listed hundreds of establishments that were situated at or near the railway's stations. The following year, the New York Central ceased running passenger trains on its Catskill Mountain Branch. The area suffered as a travel destination in the late 1950s and especially by

3264-665: The property for $ 2.2 million and began to operate the Satmar Boys Camp , a religious summer school ( yeshiva gedolah ). In 1987, New York City mayor Ed Koch proposed buying the Gibber Hotel in Kiamesha Lake to house the homeless. The idea was opposed by local officials and the hotel instead became the religious school Yeshiva Viznitz. The Granit Hotel and Country Club, located in Kerhonkson, boasted many amenities, including

3332-675: The shirt to the museum's curator, Rodney joked, "I have a feeling you're going to use this to clean Lindbergh 's plane." Dangerfield played an important role in comedian Jim Carrey 's rise to stardom. In the 1980s, after watching Carrey perform at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, Rodney signed Carrey to open for Dangerfield's Las Vegas show. The two toured together for about two more years. When Dangerfield celebrated his 80th birthday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in November 2001, Carrey made

3400-418: The summer and air-conditioning was not yet available, people flocked to the Catskills. In the early 1900s, some hotels' and resorts' advertisements refused to accept Jews and indicated "No Hebrews or Consumptives " in their ads. This discrimination led to a need for alternative lodging that would readily accept Jewish families as guests. Visits to the area by Jewish families were already underway "as early as

3468-541: The summer in a bungalow settlement in the Catskills and visits with his son at the nearby The Pines resort. In the second season of the series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–23), both the Weissman and Maisel families spend a summer vacation at Steiner's Resort in the Catskills, depicted by Scott's Family Resort on Oquaga Lake in Deposit, NY . Also, Jason Reitman 's historical dramedy film, Saturday Night (2024), depicts

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3536-414: The wealthy elite. Throughout the 1980s, Dangerfield also appeared in a series of commercials for Miller Lite beer, including one in which various celebrities who had appeared in the ads were holding a bowling match. With the score tied, after a bearded Ben Davidson told Rodney, "All we need is one pin, Rodney", Dangerfield's ball went down the lane and bounced perpendicularly off the head pin, landing in

3604-559: The word "respect" had been emblazoned in the sky, while each guest was given a live monarch butterfly for a butterfly-release ceremony led by Farrah Fawcett . UCLA 's Division of Neurosurgery named a suite of operating rooms after him and gave him the "Rodney Respect Award", which his widow presented to Jay Leno on October 20, 2005. It was presented on behalf of the David Geffen School of Medicine /Division of Neurosurgery at UCLA at their 2005 Visionary Ball. Other recipients of

3672-502: Was among the most popular celebrity tattoos in the United States. On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , May 29, 2009, Leno credited Dangerfield with popularizing the style of joke he had long been using. The format of the joke is that the comedian tells a sidekick how bad something is, and the sidekick—in this case, guitar player Kevin Eubanks —sets up the joke by asking just how bad that something is. The official Rodney Dangerfield website

3740-542: Was an "image", a well-defined on-stage persona that audiences could relate to, one that would distinguish him from other comics. After being shunned by some premier comedy venues, he returned home where he began developing a character for whom nothing goes right. Roy took the name Rodney Dangerfield from an episode by Jack Benny on his radio program in a 1941 broadcast. The name was referenced as an actor who Jack had invited to his upcoming Christmas Party, but Mary Livingstone had never heard of him. The name surfaces again in

3808-690: Was converted into a summer camp for Hasidic girls. Officials of the state Department of Health ordered the property evacuated in July 2009, citing health and safety violations. The Orthodox Jews who flock to the region each summer provide commerce that the area would not have otherwise. The Flagler Hotel, Nemerson, Schenk's and Windsor Hotels in South Fallsburg, and the Stevensville Hotel in Swan Lake, were converted into Jewish religious summer camps. In 1984,

3876-461: Was dedicated to the memory of Dangerfield, who had passed away two weeks prior. On September 10, 2006, Comedy Central 's Legends: Rodney Dangerfield commemorated his life and legacy. Featured comedians included Adam Sandler , Chris Rock , Jay Leno , Ray Romano , Roseanne Barr , Jerry Seinfeld , Bob Saget , Jerry Stiller , Kevin Kline , and Jeff Foxworthy . In 2007, a Rodney Dangerfield tattoo

3944-439: Was founded by Marisa Scheinfeld, a noted Borscht Belt historical photographer, author, and Borscht Belt documentarian, in 2022. Scheinfeld had photographed the detritus of the former Borscht Belt hotels, bungalows, and historically important sites. She recognized the complete absence of any historical interpretive roadside markers documenting the sites of the former Borscht Belt. The Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project initiated

4012-423: Was invited to be the keynote speaker at Harvard University 's Class Day, an annual ceremony for seniors the day before commencement. His 1980 comedy album No Respect won a Grammy Award . One of his TV specials featured a musical number, "Rappin' Rodney", which appeared on his 1983 follow-up album, Rappin' Rodney . In December 1983, the "Rappin' Rodney" single became one of the first Hot 100 rap records, and

4080-510: Was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. Dangerfield began his career working as a stand-up comic at the Fantasy Lounge in New York City. His act grew in popularity as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a headlining act on the Las Vegas casino circuit. His breakout film role came as

4148-549: Was located on the shores of an artificial reservoir of the West Branch Mongaup River which fed a tannery since the 1840s. It was commissioned in 1924 and managed by the Dinnerstein and Friehling families until around 1990. It reopened as Swan Lake Resort Hotel in 1999 offering Asian cuisine plus Tennis & Golf facilities but only survived until 2007. In 2015 the ultra-Orthodox Congregation Iched Anash bought

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4216-593: Was married to Joan Child, whom he met in 1983 at a flower shop she owned in Santa Monica, California . At the time of a People magazine article on Dangerfield in 1980, he was sharing an apartment on Manhattan 's Upper East Side with a housekeeper, his poodle Keno, and his closest friend of 30 years, Joe Ancis, whom Dangerfield called "the funniest man in the world"; Ancis was also a friend of and major influence on Lenny Bruce . Ancis, who Roseanne Barr described as "too psychologically damaged to be able to live in

4284-470: Was nominated for a Webby Award after it was relaunched by his widow, Joan Dangerfield, on what would have been his 92nd birthday, November 22, 2013. Since then, Dangerfield has been honored with two additional Webby Award nominations and one win. In 2014, Dangerfield was awarded an honorary doctorate posthumously from Manhattanville College , officially deeming him Dr. Dangerfield. Beginning on June 12, 2017, Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy hosted

4352-459: Was operated by the Schrier family. The Borscht Belt reached its peak in the 1950s and 60s with over 500 resorts, 50,000 bungalows, and 1,000 rooming houses but the start of a decline was apparent by the late 1960s. "Railways began cutting service to the area, the popularity of air travel increased, and a younger generation of Jewish-Americans chose other leisure destinations." Another source mentions

4420-486: Was the film location of the 1987 movie Sweet Lorraine starring Maureen Stapleton . It was destroyed by fire in May 2008 while no longer hosting guests. In the same year, the movie Dirty Dancing replayed the heyday of the Borscht Belt in an upscale resort. The plot was inspired by the screenwriter's experience as a teenager in the summertime community at Grossinger's . In the graphic novel Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1991), Art Spiegelman 's father Vladek spends

4488-540: Was the first celebrity to personally own a website and create content for it. He interacted with fans who visited his site via an "E-mail me" link, often surprising people with a reply. By 1996, Dangerfield's website proved to be such a hit that he made Websight magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People on the Web". Dangerfield appeared in " Burns, Baby Burns ", an episode of the animated television series The Simpsons in which he played Mr. Burns 's son Larry Burns,

4556-532: Was the only one who knew I quit." In the early 1960s, he started reviving his career as an entertainer. Still working as a salesman by day, he returned to the stage, performing at hotels in the Catskill Mountains , but still finding minimal success. He fell into debt, about $ 20,000 by his own estimate and couldn't get booked. He later joked, "I played one club; it was so far out, my act was reviewed in Field & Stream ." Dangerfield came to realize that what he lacked

4624-476: Was wrong with Dangerfield's movements and asked his producer to call the paramedics. During Dangerfield's hospital stay, the staff were reportedly upset that he smoked marijuana in his room. Dangerfield returned to the Tonight Show a year later, performing on his 81st birthday. On April 8, 2003, Dangerfield underwent brain surgery to improve blood flow in preparation for heart valve -replacement surgery on

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