Thank you :-))

Barry, You should join the "Edgar Bergen Fans" Face Book page!

Thanks! We'll see if they accept my application.

He ripped off Mortimer

Michael you are really smart I also noticed Edgar Bergen is better than Jeff Dunham.

@@abduljabbarmohammed4188 why thank you so much and you are really smart also 🤩

"Your lips are moving, Bergen."

yooo slappy fan i see you 😳 also that's very true lol

That's the idea behind the humor of Edgar Bergen(1903-1978), the famed ventriloquist who created the puppet Charlie McCarthy. He's also the father of actress Candace Bergen, the lady who did the '90s sitcom Murphy Brown.

Me too and I'm just 20

40’s*

This is in the 20s or 30s I think

Mid to late 1930's - you can tell by the quality of the films.

His lips move. Check out Ray Alan and Lord Charles.

Occasionally, Charlie would remind Edgar about that. ;)

@@crimsonrush I think that's because its not so much that he's a ventriloquist, but its more that he makes Charlie's voice sound so different from his own (Mortimer's too) :)

@@similer5987 Yeah I agree also he was on radio a lot so he didn't have to worry so much about hiding his lip movements. Probably why you notice it more on TV. But for me I watch whoever is speaking so i don't even notice it.

Nothings wrong with you I love it to

@@halloweennerd8064 Me too

A lot of people never cared that Bergen moved his lips because he was more so an afterthought. Everyone was too focused on Charlie, because Bergen’s character developed of Charlie was like no other . People really bought into the idea of Charlie because he was such a well developed and vivid personality. Not to mention that he was funny. Up until Bergen ventriloquism was more of a performance art than anything else, and while it was entertaining and a lot of ventriloquist’s routines had jokes sprinkled throughout, it wasn’t really structured the way we think of ventriloquism today. I.e. a 2 man stand-up comedy act. Bergen really brought forth the comedy and situational humor in his acts that transformed the way we think of ventriloquism, he truly was a pioneer and is considered the father of modern ventriloquism. As a side note, it’s also worth mentioning that a lot of Bergen’s success was on radio, so his lip control was sorta not really a priority for him lol.

Leaving his daughter out of his will but keeping Charlie in it? Yes I heard

@@eyelessjack2943 It wasn't so much about money - Candace Bergen had enough money by the time her father died, she felt her father was more interested in Charlie rather than his own daughter. I see Candace as an accomplished actress and witty (Murphy Brown) she inherited his gifts which to me is great.

@LJ-ht4zs its still ridiculous he gave all his money to a puppet

@@eyelessjack2943 He bequeathed his puppet $10,000 He left his daughter his genes which included an amazing intelligence, great acting skills and wit. Also, had a stable marriage and home life for Candace and her younger brother.

@@eyelessjack2943 Bergen had 2 my when he died: he left 10K to Charly and I presume the rest to his wife of over 30+ years. Both his children -- Candace and Kit (the younger brother) - did well for themselves and if they were young when their father died, one presumes they were raised well by their mother.