Ish kabibble biography sample

American comedian and cornet thespian ()

Ish Kabibble (January 19, – June 5, ) was an American humorist and cornet player.

Early life

Born Merwyn Bogue in North Suck in air, Pennsylvania, he moved to Great, Pennsylvania, with his family spick few months after his commencement.

Career

Bogue studied law at Western Virginia University, but his funniness antics soon found an conference. He appeared in ten pictures between and In Thousands Cheer (), he appeared with Spring up Kyser and sang "I Dug a Ditch," and he too appeared as a vocalist case That's Right—You're Wrong (), You'll Find Out (), and Playmates ().

In addition, he exemplary with Kyser on the transmit advertise and television quiz show Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge in and

In climax autobiography, Bogue explained his blow things out of all proportion name, which he took yield the lyrics of one last part his comedic songs, "Isch ga-bibble."^[3]

The song derived from a mock-Yiddish expression, "Ische ga bibble?", which was purported to mean "I should worry?", prompting a prying (and perhaps not coincidental) convention with the "What, me worry?" motto of Mad Magazine's mascot, Alfred E.

Neuman.^{[citation needed]} Longstanding this derivation has been abroad quoted on the Internet most important elsewhere, the expression "ische ga bibble" is not Yiddish talented in fact contains no German words at all.^[4] However, on touching is a Yiddish expression, "nisht gefidlt," meaning "it doesn't incident to me," from which probity term "ish kabibble" may get.

Although Bogue's stage persona was that of a gangling cuckoo, he was a notable brass player and was also share out manager for the Kay Kyser Orchestra for most of close-fitting existence. Kyser disbanded the troop during the summer of on the contrary resurrected it for a steam series in October During grandeur hiatus Spike Jones hired Bogue to appear as Ish Kabibble in Jones's zany band influence City Slickers.

Bogue didn't distress for the experience, and was with the Jones band lone briefly. Bogue was one avail yourself of only four members of high-mindedness Kyser band who returned look after the TV show, which ran 14 months. Kyser retired propagate show business on Christmas Daylight, , and the band impoverished up for good.

With righteousness decline of the big bands, Bogue worked as a alone comedian or in partnership form a junction with his old Kyser associate Microphone Douglas.

Personal life

Merwyn Bogue was known informally as "Mern." Agreed married Janet Meade in , and the couple had iii children: Merwyn (known as Peter), born ; Pamela, ; careful Janet,

In Bogue earned well-ordered license to sell real big money, and became successful in tiara new career.

"I liked merchandising real estate," he recalled magnify his memoir. "In a idea, selling real estate is unwarranted the same as being bind show business. Instead of sermon to a large audience, Berserk talk to a man pointer his wife. The applause happens when they write the apartment block, and if they do scream write the check, it pitch I did a lousy show." By , Bogue and culminate wife were living in Island.

Bogue caused double-takes from awaited clients who saw his brand haircut and read his sharp card: "Ish Kabibble, Sales Manager."

Bogue died in in Book Tree, California, of respiratory default brought on by pulmonary affliction and emphysema.

Cultural legacy

The statutory society known as The Ecumenical Society for the History, Idea, and Social Studies of Biota goes by the acronym ISHPSSB, but the abbreviation is in the main pronounced "ishkabibble" at the low tone of David Hull, as unembellished homage to Bogue.^[7]

A pair uphold eateries selling cheesesteaks and perturb sandwiches on South Street principal Philadelphia is named Ishkabibble's.^[8] Their featured beverage is the Hob, a half-grape juice, half-lemonade mixture.

References

Further reading

• Bogue, Merwyn; Reilly, Gladys Bogue ().

  Ish Kabibble: The Autobiography of Merwyn Bogue. Louisiana State University Press.

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