Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978)

American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer

* February 16, 1903 Chicago, Illinois, USA
 as Edgar John Berggren
 September 30, 1978 Paradise, Nevada, USA



Books with substantial mentioning of Edgar Bergen

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Books with an entry on Edgar Bergen

Anthony Slide (ed.) Selected Vaudeville Criticism Anthony Slide (ed.)
Selected Vaudeville Criticism
Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1988

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Films

1938
The Goldwyn Follies
Letter of Introduction

1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1941
Look Who's Laughing

1942
Here We Go Again

1943
Stage Door Canteen
Show-Business at War

1944
Song of the Open Road

1948
I Remember Mama

1950
Captain China

1957
The Heart of Show Business

1960
Sunday Showcase - The Devil and Daniel Webster

1964
The Hanged Man

1967
Don't Make Waves

1970
The Phynx

1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1979
The Muppet Movie

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