American comedian
Cliff Nazarro
Born Clifford Nazarro
(1904-01-31 ) January 31, 1904Died February 18, 1961(1961-02-18) (aged 57) Occupation(s) Actor, comedian Years active 1930–1949
Clifford Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961[citation needed ) was an Americandouble-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such asYou'll Never Get Rich Fred Astaire andRita Hayworth ,In Old Colorado William Boyd , andHillbilly Blitzkrieg Barney Google .[ 1]
A comment in a 1942 newspaper article summed up Nazarro's varied talents: "He played all sorts of roles in stock companies, was a versatile actor in musical comedy and vaudeville, is one of the top masters-of-ceremony in show business, and was a serious vocalist on the radio."[ 2]
Nazarro made a few commercial recordings, including a 1932 date as vocalist withswing bandRoane's Pennsylvanians and a 1942 comic recitation, "News of the World." He made several uncredited appearances onThe Jack Benny Program Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1935 to 1949.
Partial filmography [ edit ] Modern Minstrels (1930)Billboard Frolics Romance Rides the Range The Singing Buckaroo Behind the Mike Thoroughbreds Don't Cry Outside of Paradise The Penguin Parade A Desperate Adventure Wholly Smoke Bing Crosby Cigar /Rudy Vallee Cigar (voice, uncredited)[ 3] Stablemates Artists and Models Abroad St. Louis Blues King of the Turf Forged Passport Believe It or Else Slap-Happy Pappy Bing Crosby / Eddie Cackler (voice, uncredited)Grandpa Goes to Town The Crooked Road Scatterbrain Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot Arise, My Love Mr. Dynamite In Old Colorado Melody for Three Rookies on Parade Porky's Preview Al Jolson caricature (voice, uncredited)Farm Frolics Dive Bomber World Premiere You'll Never Get Rich Sailors on Leave New York Town The Night of January 16th Blondie Goes to College Pardon My Stripes Hillbilly Blitzkrieg Call of the Canyon Rhythm Parade Shantytown Trocadero Swing Hostess I'm from Arkansas Ding Dong Williams Gentleman Joe Palooka Blue Skies Curtain Razor [ 4] ^ Tim Hollis (2008),Ain't that a knee-slapper: rural comedy in the twentieth century , University Press of Mississippi, pp. 109– 111,ISBN 978-1-934110-73-7 ^ Harrison, Saul (January 6, 1942)."Cliff Nazarro in Demand" .Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene Reporter-News. p. 18. RetrievedAugust 22, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Ohmart, Ben (2012).Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices . BearManor Media. p. 334.ISBN 978-1-5939-3788-1 ^ Ohmart, Ben (2012).Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices ISBN 978-1-5939-3788-1 . RetrievedNovember 25, 2020 .
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