He was known for `` Your Show of Shows '' and `` Caesar 's Hour '' Movie credits include `` It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World , '' ` ` Airport 1975 , '' `` Grease '' He was part of a pioneering group of personalities who helped establish television . In the following decades , Caesar appeared in a handful of films , most notably the comic extravaganza ` The following is an excerpt from the book " A History of Television : From Ancient Times to Today by John F. Kennedy Jr. ( Paperback ) ISBN 0-415-07783-7 Page 1 -
He was known for `` Your Show of Shows '' and `` Caesar 's Hour '' Movie credits include `` It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World , '' ` ` Airport 1975 , '' `` Grease '' He was part of a pioneering group of personalities who helped establish television . The following is an excerpt from the book " A History of Television : From Ancient Times to Today by John F. Kennedy Jr. ( Paperback ) ISBN 0-415-07783-7 Page 1 -