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The New Orleans United Cerebral Palsy Telethon (1956)
TV Special |Family

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The New Orleans United Cerebral Palsy Telethon (1956)

TV Special |Family

WJMR-TV broadcasts the first New Orleans telethon benefiting cerebral palsy, which occupied 17 hours over the weekend of December 15 and 16, 1956, hosted by famed ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, his equally famous dummies, and wife Frances.

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Updated 1956 Dec 15

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Dec 15, 1956 (United States)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Edgar Bergen Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Letter of Introduction (1938)
Charlie McCarthy Self Self See fewer	Letter of Introduction (1938)
Mortimer Snerd Self Self See fewer	Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Effie Klinker Self Self See fewer	Shower of Stars (1954)
Frances BergenSelf - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	American Gigolo (1980)
James Brown Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Going My Way (1944)
Johnny DesmondSelf - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Caribbean Hawk (1962)
Rusty DraperSelf - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	A Perfect World (1993)
Jan GarberSelf - Orchestra Leader Self - Orchestra Leader See fewer	So's Your Uncle (1943)
Irish McCallaSelf - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	She Demons (1958)
Forrest Tucker Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Fran WarrenSelf - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
George WinslowSelf - Child Actor Self - Child Actor See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)