Edgar Berger with Charlie McCarthy and a general during Fort Ord show
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr. [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
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Description
Ventriloquist and comedian Edgar Bergen (right) performs at Fort Ord with his dummy Charlie McCarthy. Brigadier General Vennard Wilson (wearing a 25th Infantry Division patch) has come on stage to be part of the act. At the time, Bergen's "The Charlie McCarthy Show," a Coca-Cola sponsored radio show on CBS, was very popular. Fort Ord, where Williams was sent for basic training in 1950-51, was a United States Army post in Monterey, California. Used for military training beginning in 1917, the post became a Fort in 1941 and remained so until 1994. During the Korean War, Fort Ord was home to the 6th Infantry Division. complete;
Military life Military training Military personnel Children Entertainers Entertainment Comedians Ventriloquism Puppets Generals Fort Ord (Calif.) Korean War, 1950-1953 Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 University Archives
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