[nickcarraway]

Irving Berlin Kahn (nephew of the Irving Berlin) invented the teleprompter. Kahn offered Berle 25% of the company if he's use it on his then #1 rated show. Berle said no. The teleprompter later went on to become president. That's the rest of the story.

[nickcarraway]

Milton Berle's Funeral - Don Rickles Eulogy