Arthur Quirk Bryan (May 8, 1899 â€" November 30, 1959) was an American
actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality, best remembered
for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr.
Gamble on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly and for creating the
voice of the Warner Brothers cartoon character Elmer Fudd.Born and
raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bryan sang in a number of churches in
the New York City area and had plans to be a professional singer. By
1918, he was an insurance clerk at the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He sang tenor with the Seiberling Singers and the Jeddo Highlanders on
NBC radio. Bryan started voicing Elmer in 1939 in A Feud there Was and
voiced the character all the way until his death.He started as an
singer in 1926 on WGBS and he continued as an tender soloist on WEAF
in 1928. In 1929, Bryan was an announcer at WOR radio in New Jersey.
Contemporary radio listings in a daily newspaper indicate that he was
still at WOR as late as September 13, 1931. In October 1931, he began
working as an announcer at WCAU in Philadelphia, and in 1933 he moved
to Philadelphia's WIP By 1934, he was heard on WHN in New York. In
1938â€"1940, he was a regular on The Grouch Club, which aired on the
CBS Pacific network and was featured in some short-subject films made
by the group.
actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality, best remembered
for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr.
Gamble on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly and for creating the
voice of the Warner Brothers cartoon character Elmer Fudd.Born and
raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bryan sang in a number of churches in
the New York City area and had plans to be a professional singer. By
1918, he was an insurance clerk at the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He sang tenor with the Seiberling Singers and the Jeddo Highlanders on
NBC radio. Bryan started voicing Elmer in 1939 in A Feud there Was and
voiced the character all the way until his death.He started as an
singer in 1926 on WGBS and he continued as an tender soloist on WEAF
in 1928. In 1929, Bryan was an announcer at WOR radio in New Jersey.
Contemporary radio listings in a daily newspaper indicate that he was
still at WOR as late as September 13, 1931. In October 1931, he began
working as an announcer at WCAU in Philadelphia, and in 1933 he moved
to Philadelphia's WIP By 1934, he was heard on WHN in New York. In
1938â€"1940, he was a regular on The Grouch Club, which aired on the
CBS Pacific network and was featured in some short-subject films made
by the group.
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