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Male. Occupation. Stand-up comedian. Home. Smithsonian Institution ( After Bergen's Death) Nationality. American. Charlie McCarthy is famed dummy partner of American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. Charlie was part of Bergen's act as early as high school, and by 1930 was attired in his famous top hat, tuxedo and monocle.
Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.
Feb 25, 2021 · Learn about the history and popularity of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, the most famous ventriloquist and puppet of the 20th century. See photos, articles, and videos of their radio, film, and stage performances.
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Feb 17, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Edgar Bergen, the \"quintessential ventriloquist\" who created Charlie McCarthy, a wooden star who performed with Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx and more. Discover how Bergen and Charlie faced controversy, fame and fortune in radio, movies and TV.
Jun 28, 2020 · Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen with his ventriloquist's dummy Charlie McCarthy (1967)
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Jan 5, 2024 · While the idea that Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of War of the Worlds started a nationwide panic of people believing the planet to be under the threat of an alien invasion, most people actually had their radios tuned to the comedic chatter of a ventriloquist dummy named Charlie McCarthy.
Almost immediately, The Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show became one of radio’s highest-rated programs, a distinction it enjoyed until it left the air in 1956. During the show’s two decades on the air, Bergen added new characters to the show, including the slow-witted Mortimer Snerd and the man-hungry spinster Effie Klinker.
