Liberace, the flashy showman who came to fame in the 1950s with television's "The Liberace Show," is back in the spotlight. HBO will unveil a biopic called "Behind the Candelabra," which looks at ...

Liberace's syndicated television show — mostly, him playing piano and bantering directly at the camera — was one of the country's most watched programs in the mid-1950s.

Liberace's syndicated television show — mostly, him playing piano and bantering directly at the camera — was one of the country's most watched programs in the mid-1950s.

Born Wladziu Valentino Liberace, the performer was a staple of early 1950s television with his kitschy style (often highlighted by scores of rings on each hand) and the way he tinkled his fingers ...

His career began when he was a 20-year-old pianist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1940 and continued into television in 1950s with "The Liberace Show." ...

Liberace allowed that the fragrance of Eau de Cologne often accompanied him at the piano and even to press conferences, where, said Liberace, it joined the effluvia radiated by unscented newsmen ...

Liberace, the flamboyant pianist who came to be known as "Mr. Showmanship," will appear at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse today -- in the guise of tribute artist Martin Preston.

According to the show press release, Liberace had an enormously successful TV variety show in the 1950s and then had great success in Las Vegas and large venues across the country.