Word: bergen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...trip's most somber moment came when Mr. King visited the Canadian military cemetery at Bergen op Zoom.* It was dark when he got there, in a cavalcade of cars that slithered over slippery roads, but automobile headlights lit up the rows of 1,800 white crosses. The Prime Minister placed a wreath on the central monument. Then, head bared to a cold rain, he walked slowly along the rows, reading the names on the crosses. When he left for London to attend the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, Prime Minister King carried a memory of Canada's fighting...
...Radio Comedian Edgar Bergen was deep in experimentation with his own television film studio. Last week Bergen had several finished films ready for eventual airing, featuring two gabby plastic hens and a rooster, known as Bergen's Telekins (see cut). But Charlie McCarthy will continue to be heard & not seen: "He's not at liberty. When Chase & Sanborn go television, then Charlie will...
...Fancy Free. Disney's famous fauna, plus Edgar Bergen and Dinah Shore, put on a show that ranges from bad to brilliant and is generally easy to like (TIME...
...Fancy Free. Disney's famous fauna, plus Edgar Bergen and Dinah Shore, in a show that ranges from bad to brilliant and is generally likable (TIME...
...Bongo winds up his slapping all too soon. As the Northwoods twilight sends Bonge packing, the last gleam of comedy also dies, and the remainder of the picture is unbearable--in both senses. Edgar Bergen spins a new version of Jack and the Beanstalk, but while the beanstalk flourishes nicely, Bergen's tale doesn't. The reason why Bongo was cut short probably stems from Hollywood's fronetic fear of Communists; but it seems too bad that the witch-hunt has finally extended to make-believe hears...