# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edgar-bergen
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:55:17.827Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edgar-bergen"
name: "Edgar Bergen"
slug: "edgar-bergen"
description: "Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen."
tagline: "American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EdgarBergenandCharlieMcCarthyStageDoorCanteen1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1903-02-16"
deathDate: "1978-09-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump