Rare ISH KABIBBLE Signed Framed Photo-Big Band Music Leader & Movie Actor

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Ish Kabibble
(January 19, 1908 – June 5, 1994) was an American comedian and
cornet
player. Born
Merwyn Bogue
in
North East, Pennsylvania
, he moved to
Erie, Pennsylvania
, with his family a few months after his birth.
Bogue studied law at
West Virginia University
, but his comedy antics soon found an audience. He performed with
Kay Kyser
on the radio and television quiz show
Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
in 1949 and 1950. Bogue also appeared in ten movies between 1939 and 1950. In
Thousands Cheer
(1943), he appeared with Kyser and sang "I Dug a Ditch", and he also appeared as a vocalist in
That's Right—You're Wrong
(1939),
You'll Find Out
(1940), and
Playmates
(1941).
The origin of Merwyn Bogue's stage name, Ish Kabibble, can be traced back to the 1913 novelty song "Isch ga-bibble" and this 1915 cartoon postcard, which displays a spelling (Ish Ka Bibble) almost identical to that used by Bogue. Between the song and the card, in 1914,
Harry Hershfield
introduced his character Abie Kabibble in his comic strip
Abie the Agent
.
In his 1989 autobiography, Bogue explained his
stage name
, which he took from the lyrics of one of 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 curious (and perhaps not coincidental) association with the "What, me worry?" motto of
Mad Magazine
's
mascot,
Alfred E. Neuman
.
[
citation needed
]
While this derivation has been widely quoted on the Internet and elsewhere, the expression "ische ga bibble" is not Yiddish and in fact contains no Yiddish words at all.
[4]
However, there is a Yiddish expression, "nisht gefidlt," meaning "it doesn't matter to me," from which the term "ish kabibble" may derive.
Although Bogue's stage persona was that of a dumb person, he was a notable cornet player and was also business manager for the Kay Kyser Orchestra from 1931 to 1951. With the decline of the big bands, Bogue found a new career in real estate. By 1973, he was living in Hawaii, causing double-takes from prospective clients who saw his trademark haircut and read his business card: "Ish Kabibble, Sales Manager".
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