The Great Ballantine!
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I saw him in Las Vegas years ago and it was very funny. Nice Memory.
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Abel Swanson
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Wow. Didn't know he died on my birthday last year!!!! He was wonderful!
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Great comedy routine. A bit lost on the kids in the audience though it seemed. They wanted that rabbit.
But he got humor, stage persona and creativity by the boundles. I loved it ^^
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Loved the high hokum of his act, as when he lighted a match, put it into a bowl of water, and proudly announced "A swimming match!"
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My last name is Ballantine :))
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I remember once, on some show, he did the pigeon out of the bag, and 300 feathers came flying out. He said, "Oh, dear." looked inside and made the bag disappear, my dad and I got asthma, we laughed so hard.
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I first saw him do this act on Mark Wilson's MAGIC CIRCUS. Before that, I knew him only as Torpedoman Gruber, the resident con artist of PT 73, on re-runs of MCHALE'S NAVY.
I found him hilarious as a kid, then. And, I still do so, now.
To paraphrase Jimmy Durante: "RIP, Mr. Ballantine, wherever you are."
And, thanks for all the great laughs. :-)
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It's ashame he's now gone. He was a beauty!
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RIP
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I wish we had more of Carl's work somewhere to watch. In my opinion, he's one of the most creative, funny people ever to grace a stage. It was always atreat to see him on Sullivan, or some other show of the day. I wish Lenno's people would put him on some time.
65marlin327 4 years ago 4
Carl Ballantine is a very funny man and a wonderful person!
I feel extremely fortunate to know him and had the pleasure of working with him. He's a true legend!
cmitch9879 4 years ago 4