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Phil Foster: Brooklyn's Ambassador to the World by Trav S.D.

A tribute today to actor and nightclub comic Phil Foster (Fivel Feldman, 1913-1985). Foster was all about Brooklyn. Born and bred there, he took his professional name from Foster Avenue, which runs through Canarsie and Flatbush. He started out performing in amateur contests in local theatres and vaudeville houses, along with fellow neighborhood aspirant Jackie […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:36AM on March 29, 2021

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