Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) 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. More about Edgar Bergen
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Bergen was born in Chicago, one of five children and the younger of two sons of Swedish immigrants Nilla Svensdotter (née Osberg) and Johan Henriksson Berggren. He lived on a farm near Decatur, Michigan until he was four, when his family returned to Sweden, where he learned the language. After his family had returned to Chicago, when he was eleven, he taught himself ventriloquism from a pamphlet called "The Wizard's Manual". He attended Lake View High School. After his father died, when Edgar was 16, he went out to work as an apprentice accountant, a furnace stoker, a player-piano operator, and a projectionist in a silent-movie house.The most expensive item with a signature of Edgar Bergen (Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Signed 8''x 10'' Photo) was sold in January 2010 for $275.00 while the cheapest item (Edgar Bergen signed autograph book page) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $19.95 for an autographed item of Edgar Bergen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.57 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Edgar Bergen is worth $24.92.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Edgar Bergen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2022 Leaf Pop Century Edgar Bergen Mystery Cut Signature Auto #M-EB3 S926 | $69.88 | ||
2022 Leaf Pop Century Mystery Cut Signature Edgar Bergen Autograph M-EB3 | $34.66 | ||
December 22 1933 Edgar Bergen Signed Check | $9.75 | ||
Edgar Bergen & Charlie Autographed 8x10 Photo | $40.00 | ||
EDGAR BERGEN (1903-1978) signed album page | Actor & Comedian - autograph | $19.99 | ||
EDGAR BERGEN (1903-1978) signed album page | Actor & Comedian - autograph | $24.99 | ||
EDGAR BERGEN Autograph Signed 8x10 Photo Posed with Charlie Died-1978 JSA | $34.88 | ||
EDGAR BERGEN Autograph Signed 9x12 Photo Posed with Charlie Died-1978 JSA | $41.00 | ||
EDGAR BERGEN signed vintage 1936 8x10 photo | Ventriloquist & Actor - autograph | $39.99 | ||
VINTAGE 8 X 10 B & W AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO - EDGAR BERGEN & MORTIMER SNERD - MINT | $14.99 |