Edgar Bergen scripts and realia, bulk 1930s-1970s

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Summary

Creators:
Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978
Abstract:
This collection consists of radio program, film, and television show scripts of ventriloquist and actor Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), as well as ephemera such as certificates. Bergen's most popular ventriloquism character was Charlie McCarthy.
Extent:
65.417 Linear Feet 56 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Edgar Bergen scripts and realia, Collection no. 2184, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is currently unavailable for access.

This collection consists of radio program, film, and television show scripts of ventriloquist and actor Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), as well as ephemera such as certificates. Bergen's most popular ventriloquism character was Charlie McCarthy.

Biographical / historical:

Edgar Bergen (1903-1978) was an American actor, comedian, radio performer, and ventriloquist. His ventriloquism characters included Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen, as a teenager was given ventriloquism lessons by famous ventriloquist Harry Lester (1878-1956) for three months. Charlie McCarthy, the ventriloquist puppet is housed in the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Actress Candice Bergen is Bergen's daughter.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Edgar Bergen, January 18, 1983.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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This collection is currently unavailable for access.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Edgar Bergen scripts and realia, Collection no. 2184, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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