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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 16, 1903. Named Edgar John Berggren, he was the youngest of five children to Swedish immigrants, Nilla Svensdotter and John Henriksson Berggren. His parents operated a retail dairy business near Decatur Michigan until he was four years old. For a brief time the family returned ...
Bergen and McCarthy made their radio debut on Rudy Vallee’s Royal Gelatin Hour in 1936 and were an instant success. In 1937, they were given their own show for Chase & Sanborn. 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.
28. Juni 2020 · Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen with his ventriloquist's dummy Charlie McCarthy (1967)
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Edgar Bergen was born Edgar John Berggren in Chicago to parents of Swedish descent. Like many budding entertainers of his day, he taught himself his craft as a young child through diligent practise and performances at local neighbourhood functions. He drew his own sketches of a local newsboy character that he named Charlie McCarthy. He purchased a stock ventriloquist figure similar to his ...
10. Nov. 2021 · ventriloquist Edgar Bergen in his first appearance on network television with Charlie McCarthy (1950)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren, February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.
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