Edgar Bergen
Ventriloquist and comedian; one of radio's biggest stars; father of actress Candice Bergen.
Born
1903
Died
1978
Radio Credits
1 show
Biography
Edgar Bergen was an American ventriloquist and comedian who achieved his greatest fame through the improbable medium of radio with his dummy Charlie McCarthy. Bergen's genius lay in creating vivid, fully realized characters — the snide, monocled Charlie McCarthy and the dim-witted Mortimer Snerd — that audiences found more compelling than flesh-and-blood performers. He won an honorary Academy Award for Charlie McCarthy in 1938.
Radio Credits — In Our Archive
Known For
The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show (1937-1956)
Honorary Academy Award 1938