1941Nominee
Best Performance
Dive Bomber
Cliff Nazarro
Actor
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
January 31, 1904
Biography
Cliff Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961) was an American double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such as You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Swivel Tongue, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins, and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942) as Barney Google. Nazarro was the voice of Warner Bros. Cartoons' cartoon character Egghead. He made a few commercial recordings, including a 1932 date as vocalist with swing band Roane's Pennsylvanians and a 1942 comic recitation, "News of the World". He made several uncredited appearances on the Jack Benny Program during the 1930s and early 1940s. [biography (edited) from Wikipedia]
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1946Nominee
Best Performance
Blue Skies
1941Nominee
Best Performance
You'll Never Get Rich
Career Highlights
1943Highlight
Best Performance
Shantytown
1944Highlight
Best Performance
Swing Hostess
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Dive Bomber
Blue Skies
You'll Never Get Rich