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Charlie McCarthy was the 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. The character was so well known that his popularity exceeded that of his performer, Bergen. [1]
Juro manufactured composition ventriloquist dolls from 1949, to approximately 1957 by which time they used plastic for the head & hands instead. They produced toy versions of the following characters: Jerry Mahoney , Knucklehead Smiff , Charlie McCarthy , Mortimer Snerd , Danny O'Day , Farfel , Ricky Little (not to be confused with the I Love ...
Edgar John Bergen (né 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.
Ventriloquist The Great Lester with Frank Byron, Jr. on his knee, c. 1904 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his best-known sidekick, Charlie McCarthy, in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943) Fred Russell's successful comedy team format was applied by the next generation of ventriloquists.
Historian Tom Ladshaw continues, “He created in Charlie McCarthy a living, breathing character. Charlie’s not a puppet, even a puppet with a personality. He’s a person. It’s not Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy. It’s Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.” Clips from many of Bergen's films are used to illustrate his influence.
Circus proprietor Larsen E. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy (Bergen's ventriloquist's dummy/alter-ego, whom Whipsnade hates). Whipsnade's co-ed daughter pays a visit and falls in love with Bergen, but after she sees the financial mess ...
“It wasn’t until Edgar Bergen came along with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd — who were two really defined characters and the jokes were so well-written — that ventriloquism went over ...
Frank Marshall (born Frank Marzalkiewicz on March 9, 1900; died October 10, 1969) was a professional ventriloquist dummy, marionette and Punch and Judy maker who created many of the most famous ventriloquist dummies used during the United States's vaudeville entertainment era through the Golden Age of Television.