Edgar Bergen Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Basic Information About Edgar Bergen

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Actor, Ventriloquist, Comedian, Radio personality, Voice Actor, Comic Book Creator
Net worth	$2,000,000
Date of birth	1903-02-16
Place of birth	Chicago
Date of death	1978-09-30 (aged 75)
Nationality	United States of America
Spouse	Frances Bergen - (23 June 1945 - 30 September 1978) (his death) (2 children)
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Edgar Bergen win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Edgar Bergen roles

Movie / Series	Role
The Muppet Movie	Self / Charlie McCarthy
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Kenner 1 episode, 1964
The Muppet Show	Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Burke's Law	Clyde Olsen / ... 3 episodes, 1964-1965
Laugh-In	Charlie McCarthy / ... (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour	Charlie McCarthy / ... 1 episode, 1977

Edgar Bergen's Quotes

Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a communist plot.
{At age 75, Bergen decided to retire. His final show in Las Vegas was packed, and he received six standing ovations. His closing lines that evening were:} Every vaudeville act must have an opening and a closing, so I'll pack up my jokes and my little friends... and say goodbye.

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Interesting Facts about Edgar Bergen

There were three versions of Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen's most famous character. One of the wooden "dummies" is in the Smithsonian Institution; the second occupies a place of honor at the Museum Of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. The third is owned by magician David Copperfield who purchased it at an auction for $110,000.
Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
Father, with wife Frances Bergen, of actress Candice Bergen and film/TV editor Kris Bergen.
Served as the first president of the Television Academy.
Pictured on one of five 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating famous comedians, issued in booklet form 29 August 1991. He is shown with alter ego Charlie McCarthy. The stamp designs were drawn by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. The other comedians honored in the set are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; Jack Benny; Fanny Brice; and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
"The Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show" (1937-1956) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
The Muppet Movie (1979) was dedicated in his memory.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 45-46. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Died only weeks after his retirement, in the fall of 1978.
Was never a flawless ventriloquist, but worked the fact that his lips moved into routines; Charlie McCarthy in particular would rib him about it. Nonetheless, when Bergen appeared in person, everyone reacted to his characters as though they did the talking.
Reportedly left $10,000 in his will to his dummy Charlie McCarthy through The Actors Fund. The money was intended to preserve Charlie and keep him in good shape. Charlie's original name was Charlie Mack, named after the man who originally sculpted him.
Profiled in "Old Time Radio Memories" by Mel Simons (BearManor Media).
He was awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6425 Hollywood Boulevard; Motion Pictures at 6766 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Radio at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Born Edgar John Berggren of Swedish parentage.
He and his daughter Candice Bergen were the only parent and child to each make guest appearances on The Muppet Show (1976).
In 1922 Edger Berggren changed his last name too Bergen.

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