Soupy Sales: Pie-Throwing Comedian and Children's TV Host Dies at 83

Soupy Sales was an American comedian and television host. Born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina, he took the nickname Soupy from a childhood moniker, Soupbone.

He hosted The Soupy Sales Show in Detroit and then New York, famous for the pie-in-the-face gag and his puppet characters White Fang and Pookie. He also appeared on the panel show What's My Line? and in the film The Two Little Bears.

He had a hit song with "The Mouse." Sales died in New York City on October 22, 2009, at age 83.

Achievements: Hosted The Soupy Sales Show, popularized the pie in the face.

Birth: January 8, 1926 - Franklinton, North Carolina.

Profession: Comedian and television host.

Interesting Facts: White Fang was a puppet that appeared only as a paw.