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beak when a contestant said the secret word during every episode. Fenneman's wife said "Everyone had told
Groucho 47 times before the show, 'Don't touch him', so George came down, and Groucho immediately came over and pushed him; and he turned upside down. He was absolutely terrified".
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Fenneman said of working with Marx, "I can't impress on you too much what it meant to be working with a legend. I was 30 years old and working with this man who was 60 at the time, who'd been the biggest star of all the media".
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Fenneman said "I was the gentleman, the nice fellow. Older ladies who would watch the show would see me as their son. Oh, the letters they used to write, castigating mean old
Groucho for being cruel to that nice young man".
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into the summer months, with reruns of some of the previous season's better episodes. To inform the public that these summer broadcasts were repeats and not new programs, the summer show was titled
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seismograph..."), resulting in multiple takes of the scene. In the final film, viewers can see the other actors trying not to smile as Fenneman spouts the lines.
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1930:"Martin & Lewis On The Radio Part Two: The 1951-53 Series"
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Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows
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Oft-repeated statements that Fenneman is the voice of the
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Fenneman, Jessico Watt; Stander, Marjorie Hobson (1936).
2139:"I've Got A Gorilla For Sale. Magilla Gorilla For Sale!"
1523:. New York, New York: Macfadden Publications. March 1956
2167:"The Photography of Leigh Wiener - Talk About Pictures"
1825:"George Fenneman, Sidekick To Groucho Marx, Dies at 77"
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during much of the 1960s, and in that role appeared on
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Fenneman played Buzz, the co-pilot on the radio show
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2230:"Reflections on Ten Years of Network Time Service"
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820:)". Fenneman also received residual payments for
1909:"George Fenneman; 'You Bet Your Life' Announcer"
1569:"$ 1,500 reward offered in theft of cornerstone"
1193:How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
942:How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
812:Fenneman purchased a 10 percent interest in the
689:. He was also an announcer on the radio program
1499:. San Francisco, California. September 5, 1953.
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1704:"Radio in Review - News and Comment"
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1996:Clemens, Samuel. "Tall and Tawny",
1956:. Television Index, Inc. p. 6.
1684:. Santa Cruz, California. p. 2
1649:Anderson, Nancy (August 28, 1977).
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1678:"Monarch Parade Rolls, by George!"
1163:On Phone Talking to Sheriff Wimmer
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627:. 130 episodes were broadcast on
227:with a B.A. in Speech and Drama.
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2292:I Fly Anything, adventure drama.
1732:Forsberg, Bruce (May 31, 2009).
1622:Smith, Cecil (August 15, 1958).
370:, who portrayed Marx onstage in
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2118:www.saturdaymorningsforever.com
1651:"Funnyman Sweeney now producer"
1624:"Top Announcer Dignified Emcee"
1593:Galloway, Doug (June 5, 1997).
1577:. December 9, 1987. p. A2.
1244:The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
957:George and Peggy Fenneman, 1958
808:Residual income from announcing
350:Robert "Bob" Dwan, director of
273:In 1941, Fenneman was hired by
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1907:Oliver, Myrna (June 5, 1997).
1676:Long, Tom (October 15, 1989).
1176:The Horse with the Flying Tail
582:Hanna-Barbera Animation Studio
562:America's Funniest Home Videos
237:U.S. Office of War Information
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2906:American expatriates in China
2095:"He took it all from Groucho"
2045:. North Hollywood, California
2039:"Fenneman Forms TV Film Firm"
2037:Rich, Alan (August 8, 1962).
1459:. San Francisco, California.
1260:Those Wonderful TV Game Shows
506:Commercial production company
2871:American radio personalities
2373:. Grove Press. p. 480.
1871:Marx, Andy (March 2, 2013).
1067:The Thing from Another World
886:The Thing from Another World
881:The Thing from Another World
605:In 1974, Fenneman co-hosted
437:Fenneman also announced the
279:Lunch at the Top of the Mark
223:. In 1942 he graduated from
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1426:Lemaire, Rene Watt (1970).
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2791:The Last Time I Saw Archie
2479:The San Francisco Examiner
2354:"A 'Thing' to His Credit."
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1953:Ross Reports on Television
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1551:"George Remembers Groucho"
1497:The San Francisco Examiner
919:The Secret Of Mystery Lake
686:The Donny & Marie Show
555:television program called
2866:American male film actors
2304:Terrace, Vincent (1999).
1711:Radio Life and Television
874:Film and television actor
704:Jet Propulsion Laboratory
631:'s Los Angeles affiliate
372:Groucho: A Life in Revue.
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2217:(DVD). 20th Century Fox.
1210:Once You Kiss a Stranger
1114:Stormy, the Thoroughbred
692:Go Navy! The Navy Swings
599:The Magilla Gorilla Show
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963:Los Angeles, California
557:Your Funny, Funny Films
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2424:Leszczak, Bob (2012).
1557:. Oakland, California.
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2236:: 123. Archived from
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1764:"My War With Groucho"
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901:Robert O. Cornthwaite
652:The Orson Welles Show
482:Your Surprise Package
186:Fenneman was born in
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1860:. December 11, 1974.
1374:Van Gelder, Lawrence
1030:Motion Picture Daily
1019:Motion Picture Daily
1008:Motion Picture Daily
997:Motion Picture Daily
986:Motion Picture Daily
834:US Naval Observatory
708:Pasadena, California
547:Television show host
535:prior to broadcast.
524:The Ed Sullivan Show
334:'s comedy/quiz show
302:George Fenneman Show
158:George Watt Fenneman
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2886:People from Beijing
2454:www.paleycenter.org
2171:www.leighwiener.com
1770:. Chicago, Illinois
1682:Santa Cruz Sentinel
979:Talk About Pictures
680:The Jim Nabors Hour
607:Talk About Pictures
474:The Perfect Husband
417:The Best of Groucho
405:The Best of Groucho
310:Abbott and Costello
2763:Pete Kelly's Blues
2738:Pete Kelly's Blues
2615:Pete Kelly's Blues
2194:. The Simpsons.com
2192:"Marge on the Lam"
1857:Des Moines Tribune
1830:The New York Times
1404:. December 5, 1919
1383:The New York Times
1166:Voice, Uncredited
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927:The Tom Ewell Show
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621:Alfred Eisenstaedt
586:Cahuenga Boulevard
466:Your Claim To Fame
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2357:Los Angeles Times
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2281:978-0-19-507678-3
1976:The Times-Tribune
1914:Los Angeles Times
1628:Los Angeles Times
1595:"George Fenneman"
1456:The Art of Living
1333:(June 30, 1997).
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814:You Bet Your Life
740:television series
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700:Lockheed Aviation
674:The Life of Riley
639:Announcing career
578:Here Comes a Star
559:, a precursor to
454:You Bet Your Life
412:You Bet Your Life
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