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...
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project.
—Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz