Ventriloquist Central – A Tribute To Ventriloquism

George Pinxy Larsen was a contemporary of Frank Marshall, Ken Spencer and the other ventriloquist figure builders of the golden era. All of the makers were influenced by the popularity of Edgar Bergen’s Charlie and Mortimer figures.

A while ago I showed you a wonderful Mortimer done by Pinxy (click here to see video)

Today I am happy to show you Pinxy’s rendition of Charlie.

This full size figure is a wonderful creation in the likeness of Charlie McCarthy and he has moving mouth and side to side glass eyes. I have this Charlie dressed in a sporting outfit instead of the usual tuxedo as we have all seen Charlie dressed in a multitude of outfits throughout his career.

I have him sitting with the Pinxy Mortimer and they certainly enjoy each others company.

I hope you like seeing this very rare Pinxy ventriloquist figure.

Click here to see Pinxy’s Charlie McCarthy

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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We all love Edgar Bergen’s Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. A regular contributor to Ventriloquist Central, George Boosey, sent in this cute comic featuring Edgar Bergen’s comic duo.

Charlie McCarthy & Mortimer Snerd

(Click image for larger picture)

Thanks, George for sharing with us.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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In the past, I did a blog and video about an original Effanbee Charlie McCarthy (click here to see that blog).

Today’s video is a rare Effanbee Charlie McCarthy. Watch the video to see why he’s rare.

Let me know what other videos you would like to see.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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After seeing the blog post about the Bob Isaacson Charlie McCarthy that is now in the Ventriloquist Central Collection (click here to see that blog), John Robinson sent me this email with pictures of his favorite ventriloquist figures:

Hi Dan, really appreciated the recent blog and pics of your Charlie; I am also a great fan of Bergen/Charlie (notice in pics who occupies “center stage” of the big three). What a fabulous Charlie figure you have – maybe we should trade? )

Thought you might enjoy these pics of my favorite figures and their “offspring” ha. You’ll note that Mack sits alone; yea, he’s kinda the bigshot in our house.

Thanks again for your great website and the service you render to vents. God bless, John R. in VA P.S. hope your dear wife is getting used to Charlie watching TV with you guys

As you can tell, John has some nice ventriloquist figures. Thanks, John for sharing with us.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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In case you haven’t noticed, we have a new sponsor on Ventriloquist Central, “Old Time Radio Show Catalog.” I think they have every old time radio show (or so it seems) on this website at a very reasonable investment.

The last time I looked, under the “Comedy” category, the second most popular item is “Bergen and McCarthy” and they have 191 of their shows. Click the player button below for a sample.

Click here for 190+ episodes of BERGEN & MCCARTHY old radio shows on MP3 CD

If you want to hear some great old radio shows, I highly recommend you check them out.

Click here for Bergen & McCarthy on the Old Time Radio Shows

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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