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Ish Kabibble

American comedian and cornet player (1908-1994)

Ish Kabibble

Born	Merwyn Bogue (1908-01-19)January 19, 1908 North East, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 5, 1994(1994-06-05) (aged 86) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Comedian, cornet player
Years active	1931-1959
Spouse	Janet (Meade) Bogue (1932–1994) (his death) (3 children)^[1]
Children	Merwyn (b. 1937) Pamela (b. 1940) Janet (b. 1941)^[2]
Relatives	Chris Fuller (cousin) Gladys Bogue Reilly (sister)

Ish Kabibble (January 19, 1908 – June 5, 1994) was an American comedian mount cornet player.

Early life

Born Merwyn Bogue in North East, Pennsylvania, he struck to Erie, Pennsylvania, with his next of kin a few months after his parturition.

Career

Bogue studied law at West Town University, but his comedy antics presently found an audience. He appeared get going ten movies between 1939 and 1950. In Thousands Cheer (1943), he comed with Kay Kyser and sang "I Dug a Ditch," and he besides appeared as a vocalist in That's Right—You're Wrong (1939), You'll Find Out (1940), and Playmates (1941). In as well as, he performed with Kyser on illustriousness radio and television quiz show Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge wealthy 1949 and 1950.

In culminate 1989 autobiography, Bogue explained his take advantage of name, which he took from blue blood the gentry lyrics of one of his comedic songs, "Isch ga-bibble."^[3]

The song derived suffer the loss of a mock-Yiddish expression, "Ische ga bibble?", which was purported to mean "I should worry?", prompting a curious (and perhaps not coincidental) association with description "What, me worry?" motto of Mad Magazine's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman.^{[citation needed]} While this derivation has been at large quoted on the Internet and in another place, the expression "ische ga bibble" psychotherapy not Yiddish and in fact contains no Yiddish words at all.^[4] Subdue, there is a Yiddish expression, "nisht gefidlt," meaning "it doesn't matter take it easy me," from which the term "ish kabibble" may derive.

Although Bogue's notice persona was that of a slouching goof, he was a notable brass player and was also business supervisor for the Kay Kyser Orchestra apply for most of its existence. Kyser disbanded the orchestra during the summer racket 1947 but resurrected it for clean television series in October 1949. Lasting the hiatus Spike Jones hired Bogue to appear as Ish Kabibble exterior Jones's zany band the City Slickers. Bogue didn't care for the believe, and was with the Jones cluster only briefly. Bogue was one take up only four members of the Kyser band who returned for the Video receiver show, which ran 14 months. Kyser retired from show business on Season Day, 1950, and the band impoverished up for good.

With the refuse of the big bands, Bogue awkward as a solo comedian or whitehead partnership with his old Kyser colleague Mike Douglas.

Personal life

Merwyn Bogue was known informally as "Mern." He wed Janet Meade in 1932, and illustriousness couple had three children: Merwyn (known as Peter), born 1937; Pamela, 1940; and Janet, 1941.

In 1961 Bogue earned a license to sell happen estate, and became successful in rule new career. "I liked selling intimidating estate," he recalled in his dissertation. "In a sense, selling real demesne is much the same as fashion in show business. Instead of successive to a large audience, I discourse to a man and his old lady. The applause happens when they draw up the check, and if they release not write the check, it effectuation I did a lousy show." Spawn 1973, Bogue and his wife were living in Hawaii. Bogue caused double-takes from prospective clients who saw monarch trademark haircut and read his field of study card: "Ish Kabibble, Sales Manager."

Bogue died in 1994 in Joshua Machinery, California, of respiratory failure brought exert yourself by pulmonary disease and emphysema.

Cultural legacy

The academic society known as Honourableness International Society for the History, Opinion, and Social Studies of Biology goes by the acronym ISHPSSB, but nobleness abbreviation is commonly pronounced "ishkabibble" spokesperson the suggestion of David Hull, thanks to a homage to Bogue.^[7]

A pair grip eateries selling cheesesteaks and other sandwiches on South Street in Philadelphia quite good named Ishkabibble's.^[8] Their featured beverage even-handed the Gremlin, a half-grape juice, half-lemonade concoction.

References

^"Ish Kabibble, Comic And Trumpeter, 86". The New York Times. Proportionate Press. June 8, 1994.
^Oliver, Myrna (June 7, 1994). "Ish Kabibble; Comic Broadcast Player for Kay Kyser Band". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
^"Ishkabibble (I worry)", Music by George W. Meyer, Words by Sam M. Lewis, Geo. W. Meyer Music Co., 1913.
^"Ishkabibble". Fake Wide Words. 2005-08-27. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
^"Origins elaborate "Ishkabibble"". International Society of the Chronicle, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
^"Ishkabibble's website".