AMERICAN VENTRILOQUIST
Edgar Bergen was first heard over-the-air on Rudy Vallee’s “Royal Gelatin Hour” in 1936, accompanied by Charlie McCarthy, the wooden dummy who added color to the act with his flippant verbal assaults. Bergen was involved in radio broadcasting for over 20 years.
1992 RADIO INDUCTEE
Edgar Bergen and Charlie MacCarthy with Marilyn Monroe, 1954