1946

Charlie McCarthy and his ventriloquist partner Edgar Bergen
made their radio debut on NBC‘s The Royal Gelatin Hour in
1936, where they proved such a hit that the following year
the network gave them a starring role on The Chase and
Sanborn Hour, where they were initially supported by emcee
Don Ameche, singer Nelson Eddy, actress Dorothy Lamour,
and comedian W. C. Fields. The following year, Charlie would
be joined by a much dumber dummy, Mortimer Snerd” (below).

WC Fields (right) with Edgar Bergen And Charlie McCarthy.