Edgar Bergen

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen died on the 30th in 1978 . Together with his partner Charlie McCarthy, Bergen achieved great success as an entertainer. While he briefly attended Northwestern University, he never graduated. When he finally became successful, Northwestern at last gave Bergen the honorary degree of Master of Innuendo and Snappy Comeback. Which only goes to prove that sometimes being a wise ass pays off. In 1955, Edgar was the Grand Marshal of the Annual Great Oregon Steam-Up in...Read Full Story

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The Edgar Bergen / Charle McCarthy Show was an absolute winner of an old time radio show, but it may come as a surprise to you as this show actually had a ventriloquist! Edgar Bergen was a successful comedian that capitalized on his popularity. In 1903, Bergen was born and began practising ventriloquism from a very early age. Edgar commissioned the creation of a dummy from a local craftsman and gave him the name Charlie McCarthy. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy became a duo that played...Read Full Story

“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” Edgar Bergen, (Charlie McCarthy) US comedian & ventriloquist (1903 – 1978) Related Quotes: Work "I don't like work...but I like what is in work—the ... Edgar Allan Poe on Dreams "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things ... Work "Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing ... Work & Technology "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. ... Work "Being busy does not always mean real...Read Full Story

“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” Edgar Bergen, (Charlie McCarthy) US comedian & ventriloquist (1903 – 1978) Related Quotes: Work "I don't like work...but I like what is in work—the ... Edgar Allan Poe on Dreams "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things ... Work "Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing ... Work & Technology "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. ... Work "Being busy does not always mean real...Read Full Story