Edgar Bergen
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Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-da
Bergen with his dummies Charlie McCarthy (left) and Mortimer Snerd in 1949
Bergen and Charlie in 1926
Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy with W. C. Fields on The Chase and Sanborn Hour
Bergen and Charlie with an NBC-produced comic book On the Air, 1947
Candice Bergen
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Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as the title character on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown. She is also known for her role as
Edgar Bergen
…ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen. Bergen was born in Chicago, one of five children and the younger of two sons of Swedish immigrants Nilla Svensdotter (née Osberg) and Johan Henriksson…
Bergen in 2025
Bergen at the 65th Annual Peabody Awards in New York City, 2006
Candice Bergen and her mother, Frances Bergen, at the 62nd Academy Awards