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SUMMARY:A Ventriloquist On The Radio - The Amazing Career Of Edgar Bergen
DESCRIPTION:Edgar Bergen certainly had one of the most unique careers in American show business history!  Along with his “partner” the inimitable Charlie McCarthy\, Bergen became the most influential and popular ventriloquists in history. More amazingly\, he actually had his greatest success on the radio! \nThink about that for just a moment! How would enthralled radio listeners even KNOW that they were listening to a ventriloquist instead of just two human comedy team partners? But Bergen and McCarthy were so popular that their fame actually played a key role in the  legendary Orson Welles “War Of The Worlds” hoax! W. C. Fields\, oe of the most popular comics in the films of the 1930s hated children. His hatred spilled over into a legendary “feud” with Charlie McCarthy! \nThis warm\, hilarious and loving one-of-a-kind multimedia presentation combines rare film clips with great inside stories explaining how Edgar Bergen became so famous – as a ventriloquist on the radio! \n 
URL:https://barrybradford.com/schedules/edgar-bergen-2/
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SUMMARY:Gracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius
DESCRIPTION: Gracie Allen is one of the funniest women ever to perform in American theater\, radio\, television and film. And yet if I asked you to name the greatest comedienne’s of all time\, you would probably mention names like Lucille Ball\, Carol Burnett\, Tina Fey\, and Mary Tyler Moore\, but you might not remember to include Gracie Allen.  that’s a shame\, because Gracie Allen deserves immense respect for creating one of the most memorable\, quotable and beloved comic characters of all time. \nGracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius\n This multimedia presentation will highlight the phenomenal career of George Burns and Gracie Allen. We will especially focus on the out-talnted but often underrated Gracie Allen. \nAmong the highlights will be Gracie Allen’s historic and hysterical run for the Presidency in 1940\, her ability to dance beautifully with stars like Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell\, and her lasting impact on vaudeville\, radio\, and television comedy. \nThis unique\, fast moving and funny multimedia presentation will not only amuse you and entertain you but it will also open your eyes to why the fabulous Gracie Allen deserves to be remembered as one of the great comediennes of all time!
URL:https://barrybradford.com/schedules/gracie-allen-underappreciated-comic-genius-3/
LOCATION:North Shore Senior Center\, 161 Northfield Road\, Northfield\, 60093
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