Bob Crane on WICC-TV Circa 1953

[mark1magic]

My uncle, Wayne Mitchell, worked with Bob Crane on WICC TV. He had a ventriloquist act: "Captain Ozob and Elmer Duffy." I own Elmer & have a photo of him staring into a WICC TV camera.

[INOCENTBDGRL]

Are you kidding? That's really interesting. I never knew about his ventriloquist act. Did your uncle say if he was any good?

[mark1magic]

He was a very good ventriloquist. He actually played in Europe for a while when he was in the service. I think if anyone had been watching WICC, he would have had the fame he wanted. As it was, he played smaller venues like nightclubs when WICC folded. Thru his association with Bob Crane, he also worked with Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis on one gig.

[BobCraneIsMyHero]

Wow! This is awesome!!