Jack Pearl (born Jack Perlman; October 29, 1894 – December 25, 1982) was an American vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. He was best known for his character Baron Munchausen.[1]
Born in New York, Pearl debuted as an entertainer in School Days, Gus Edwards's vaudeville act.[2]
He made the transition from vaudeville to broadcasting when he introduced his character Baron Munchausen on The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air in 1932. His creation was loosely based on the Baron Munchausen literary character. As the Baron, Pearl would tell far-fetched stories with a comic German accent. When the straight man (originally Ben Bard, but later Cliff Hall) expressed skepticism, the Baron replied with his familiar tagline and punchline: "Vass you dere, Sharlie?" ("Was you there, Charlie?"). This catch phrase soon became part of the national lexicon.
Typical of the dialogue:
Hall: You seem to be effervescent tonight.
Munchausen: Haff you effer seen me ven I effer vasn't?
Pearl played this character and others in Broadway musical revues of the 1920s and 1930s: The Dancing Girl (1923), Topics of 1923 (1923–1924), A Night in Paris (1926), Artists and Models (1927–1928), Pleasure Bound (1929), International Review (1930), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Pardon My English (1933) and All for All (1943).[3]
Pearl's radio career included stints as the host of The Lucky Strike Hour (1932–34) and The Jack Pearl Show,[4]: 170 which ran from late 1936 through early 1937, sponsored by Raleigh and Kool Cigarettes.[5]
With the cancellation of his second radio series, Pearl found himself struggling to find work. He continued in radio with shows like, Jack and Cliff (1948),[4]: 166-167 The Pet Milk Show (1950),[4]: 269 and The Baron and the Bee (1952), a quiz show,[4] but he never recaptured his mid-1930s fame.
In 1934, a juvenile novel, Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen, was based on his radio scripts. On February 8, 1960, he received a star at 1680 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio work.[6] Pearl died in New York in 1982.
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jack, pearl, born, jack, perlman, october, 1894, december, 1982, american, vaudeville, performer, star, early, radio, best, known, character, baron, munchausen, pearl, 1952bornjack, perlman, 1894, october, 1894new, york, city, dieddecember, 1982, 1982, aged, y. Jack Pearl born Jack Perlman October 29 1894 December 25 1982 was an American vaudeville performer and a star of early radio He was best known for his character Baron Munchausen 1 Jack PearlPearl in 1952BornJack Perlman 1894 10 29 October 29 1894New York City U S DiedDecember 25 1982 1982 12 25 aged 88 New York City U S Resting placeMount Hebron CemeteryOccupationsActorVaudevillianYears active1932 1952SpouseWinnie Desbrought Contents 1 Vaudeville and early films 2 Radio 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksVaudeville and early films edit nbsp Poster for Meet the Baron 1933 Born in New York Pearl debuted as an entertainer in School Days Gus Edwards s vaudeville act 2 He made the transition from vaudeville to broadcasting when he introduced his character Baron Munchausen on The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air in 1932 His creation was loosely based on the Baron Munchausen literary character As the Baron Pearl would tell far fetched stories with a comic German accent When the straight man originally Ben Bard but later Cliff Hall expressed skepticism the Baron replied with his familiar tagline and punchline Vass you dere Sharlie Was you there Charlie This catch phrase soon became part of the national lexicon Typical of the dialogue Hall You seem to be effervescent tonight Munchausen Haff you effer seen me ven I effer vasn t Pearl played this character and others in Broadway musical revues of the 1920s and 1930s The Dancing Girl 1923 Topics of 1923 1923 1924 A Night in Paris 1926 Artists and Models 1927 1928 Pleasure Bound 1929 International Review 1930 Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 Pardon My English 1933 and All for All 1943 3 In 1923 Pearl and Wilkie Bard appeared in early tests of the Lee DeForest sound on film process Phonofilm which are now in the UCLA Film and Television Archive Radio editPearl s radio career included stints as the host of The Lucky Strike Hour 1932 34 and The Jack Pearl Show 4 170 which ran from late 1936 through early 1937 sponsored by Raleigh and Kool Cigarettes 5 The success of his first radio series brought him to the attention of Metro Goldwyn Mayer He starred as his character in one feature film Meet the Baron 1933 2 with Jimmy Durante Edna May Oliver ZaSu Pitts and the Three Stooges He also appears in Ben Bard and Jack Pearl 1926 a film of their vaudeville act made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound on film process and Hollywood Party 1934 With the cancellation of his second radio series Pearl found himself struggling to find work He continued in radio with shows like Jack and Cliff 1948 4 166 167 The Pet Milk Show 1950 4 269 and The Baron and the Bee 1952 a quiz show 4 but he never recaptured his mid 1930s fame In 1934 a juvenile novel Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen was based on his radio scripts On February 8 1960 he received a star at 1680 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio work 6 Pearl died in New York in 1982 He was an uncle to the agent and producer Bernie Brillstein 7 Personal life editPearl was married to Winifred Desborough 8 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes 1927 Two Flaming Youths Pearl 1933 Meet the Baron The Famous Baron Munchausen of the Air 1934 Hollywood Party Baron MunchausenReferences edit Rayno Don 2003 Paul Whiteman Pioneer in American Music Rowman amp Littlefield p 365 ISBN 9780810882041 Retrieved July 7 2018 a b Erickson Hal 2014 From Radio to the Big Screen Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs McFarland pp 50 53 ISBN 9781476615585 Retrieved July 7 2018 Jack Pearl Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Archived from the original on July 7 2018 Retrieved July 7 2018 a b c d Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 33 ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 The Jack Pearl Show OTRRpedia Retrieved April 6 2011 Jack Pearl Hollywood Walk of Fame Archived from the original on July 7 2018 Retrieved July 7 2018 Frank Rose The Agency William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business 1995 New York Harper p 261 Albert Dora March 7 1937 Why Jack Pearl Came Back Detroit Free Press Michigan Detroit p 100 Retrieved July 6 2018 via Newspapers com nbsp External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp New York City portal nbsp Radio portal nbsp Film portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Pearl Jack Pearl at IMDb Jack Pearl Papers 1899 1973 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts OTRRpedia Jack Pearl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Pearl amp oldid 1219406893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
