Charlie McCarthy Guest Alice Brady, Allan Jones

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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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“Charlie McCarthy Guest Alice Brady, Allan Jones.” Edgar Bergen. Radio broadcast, August 15, 1937.