▁black ing ▁out ▁during ▁a ▁stage ▁performance ▁of ▁Neil ▁Simon ' s ▁The ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Lo vers ▁in ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁Ca esar ▁gave ▁up ▁alco hol ▁" c old ▁tur key ". ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁aut obi ography , ▁Where ▁Have ▁I ▁Be en ?, ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁book , ▁Ca esar ' s ▁H ours , ▁he ▁chron ic led ▁his ▁struggle ▁to ▁overcome ▁his ▁alco hol ism ▁and ▁add iction ▁to ▁sleep ing ▁p ills . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Ca esar ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁occas ional ▁television ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁appearances ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁several ▁mov ies ▁including ▁Sil ent ▁Movie ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World , ▁Part ▁I ▁( both ▁re unit ing ▁him ▁with ▁Mel ▁Bro oks ), ▁Airport ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁as ▁Co ach ▁Cal h oun ▁in ▁Gre ase ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁Gre ase ▁ 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁star red ▁opposite ▁Carol ▁Ch anning ▁and ▁a ▁young ▁Tommy ▁Lee ▁Jones ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁show ▁Four ▁on ▁a ▁Garden . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ca esar ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Im ogene ▁C oca ▁for ▁the ▁stage ▁play , ▁The ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁Second ▁Avenue , ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1