Biography
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Born
28 January 1926
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Died
22 October 2009 (aged 83)
Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926) was an American comedian and actor.
Sales got his unusual 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 Soupy chose the surname "Sales," after comedian Chic Sale.
Sales died of cancer in a Bronx hospice on October 22, 2009.
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