Acting
Jack Pearl
- Born
- Oct 29, 1894 · Aged 88
- Died
- Dec 25, 1982
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 3
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (1)
- Jack Perlman
Biography
From Wikipedia Jack Pearl, born Jack Perlman (October 29, 1894 – December 25, 1982), was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. Born in New York, Pearl made an easy 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 Münchhausen 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 scepticism, the Baron replied with his familiar…
