Edgar Bergen
Description
Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.
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Programs
Broadcasts
30:00Command Performance
44 11 Ethel Merman Joe E Lewis
27:00Command Performance
35th Anniversary Special Part 1
30:00The Fred Allen Show
Auditions
18:00You Bet Your Life
Table
1:00:00Command Performance
Christmas Special
30:00Command Performance
Gene Tierney
29:00The Fred Allen Show
Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred For Slander
58:00Command Performance
Christmas Special 1946
31:00Command Performance
Herbert Marshall Bergen And McCarthy
26:00Gunsmoke
Stage Smash
1:30:00Command Performance
Fourth Anniversary Special
30:00Command Performance
Don Ameche
2:02:00Command Performance
Christmas 1948 Hy Averback Announcer
27:00Gunsmoke
Reluctant Violence
29:00Command Performance
Betty Grable Judy Canova Bergen And McCarthy