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Arthur Quirk Bryan (May 8, 1899 – November 30, 1959) was an American actor and radio personality. He is best remembered for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr. Gamble on the radio comedy ''
Fibber McGee and Molly ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' (1935–1959) was a longtime highly popular husband-and-wife team radio comedy program. The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most p ...
'' and for creating the voice of the
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cartoon character
Elmer Fudd Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes''/'' Merrie Melodies'' series and the archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon panthe ...
.


Early life

Arthur Q. Bryan was born in
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, New York City, on May 8, 1899. He sang in a number of churches in the New York City area and had plans to be a professional singer. In 1918, he began working as an insurance clerk at the Mutual Life Insurance Company.RADIO ROUND-UP: Arthur Q. Bryan
/ref> He sang tenor with the Seiberling Singers and the Jeddo Highlanders on
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radio.


Career


Radio

He started as a singer in 1926 on WGBS and he continued as a tenor soloist on WEAF in 1928. In 1929, Bryan was an announcer at WOR radio in New Jersey. Contemporary radio listings in a daily newspaper indicate that he was still at WOR as late as September 13, 1931. In October 1931, he began working as an announcer at
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in Philadelphia, and in 1933 he moved to Philadelphia's WIP By 1934, he was heard on WHN in New York. In 1938–1940, he was a regular on '' The Grouch Club'', which aired on the
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Pacific network and was featured in some short-subject films made by the group. Bryan started voicing Elmer in 1940 in ''
Elmer's Candid Camera ''Elmer's Candid Camera'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and an early Bugs Bunny prototype. This is the first appearance of a re ...
'' and voiced the character all the way until his death. Bryan's work in animation did not go unnoticed by radio producers. Although his first forays into that medium were accompanied by instructions that he use the Fudd voice, Bryan soon came to the attention of Don Quinn and
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, the production and writing team responsible for ''
Fibber McGee and Molly ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' (1935–1959) was a longtime highly popular husband-and-wife team radio comedy program. The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most p ...
'' and their supporting characters, two of whom spun off into their own radio hits, ''
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'' and '' Beulah''. The Gildersleeve character, played by
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, became series broadcasting's first successful spin-off hit; that plus the onset of World War II (which cost ''Fibber McGee & Molly'' their Mayor La Trivia, when
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went into the Coast Guard in early 1942, and "The Old Timer" Bill Thompson was drafted almost a year later) nabbed nearly every other remaining male voice. Bryan was first hired for the new ''Great Gildersleeve'' series, to play the part of Cousin Octavia's secretary/assistant, Lucius Llewellyn (using the Elmer Fudd voice), and later one of Gildersleeve's cronies, Floyd Munson, the barber. His work on the series (in Bryan's natural voice) so impressed Quinn and Leslie, that Bryan was added to the cast of their main show, ''Fibber McGee and Molly'', in 1943. In the early 1940s, Bryan played Waymond Wadcliffe on the ''Al Pearce & His Gang'' program on
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. Bryan starred as Major Hoople (from June 22, 1942, to April 26, 1943) in '' The Charlotte Greenwood Show''. and played Lt. Levinson on radio's ''
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'' (from September 6, 1950, to June 29, 1951). In the mid-1940s, he had the role of Duke on ''Forever Ernest''.


Films

Bryan first became involved with the
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when he moved to Hollywood in 1936 to become a scenario writer for
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. Bryan's live-action work remained largely in uncredited cameo roles, usually employing the Fudd persona, or minor supporting roles in B-movies (like the apoplectic newspaper editor in the
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thriller ''
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''). In the 1940
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short ''South of the Boudoir'', he speaks in his normal voice, but at one point slips into his Fudd voice while coming on to Chase's wife. He did work steadily, appearing in dozens of films over the years, in such successful releases as ''
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''; two
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'' Road to ...'' films, '' Road to Singapore'' and ''
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''; and the
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feature '' Here Come the Nelsons''. He appeared frequently in live-action short-subjects for Warner Bros. and
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. Bryan continued as the ''Fibber'' show's secondary male lead, even after Thompson and (for a time) Gordon returned to the show, and he stayed as Dr. Gamble all the way through its final incarnation on the NBC ''Monitor'' series in 1959, as well as playing Floyd on "Gildersleeve" through its conclusion in 1954. Bryan's final original work as Fudd came in the Warner Bros.
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spoof ''
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''.


Television

Bryan was a panelist on the early TV quiz show '' Quizzing the News'' (1948–49). He would be found in numerous productions in the early 1950s predominantly in 1-episode bit parts, such as in the early filmed for television comedy, '' Beulah''. He also landed a minor television role in 1955, as the
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Mr. Boggs in the short-lived
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sitcom, ''
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''. On '' The Halls of Ivy'', Bryan played Professor Warren, head of the college's history department, a role he also had on the radio program of the same name. On September 17, 1956, he became ill with
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while rehearsing for an episode for ''
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'' called "The Lord Don't Play Favorites", three hours before its airtime. Staging director
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replaced Bryan during production.


Death

Bryan died of a sudden
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at age 60 on November 30, 1959, in Hollywood. Bryan is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.


Legacy

The DVD specials for some cartoons such as ''
What's Opera, Doc? ''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The story features Elmer cha ...
'', in ''
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'', includes bits of conversation between Bryan and Mel Blanc, affording a rare opportunity to hear them working together, and to hear Bryan's natural voice. Bryan's natural voice is also heard as the tired hotel guest in ''
A Pest in the House ''A Pest in the House'' is a ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short film released on August 2, 1947. It is directed by Chuck Jones and stars the characters of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The film features a transitional interpretation of Daffy. He i ...
'', in which Bryan "talks to himself", Elmer Fudd being the hotel manager.Mel Blanc The Man of a Thousand Voices
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Selected filmography

*''The Great Library Misery'' (1938, Short) – Mr. F.T Smith *''
Broadway Serenade ''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote and ...
'' (1939) – Process Server (uncredited) *'' Dangerous Dan McFoo'' (1939, Short) – Dan McFoo (voice, uncredited) *'' I Stole a Million'' (1939) – Cafe Mgr. Forbidding Dancing (uncredited) *''
These Glamour Girls ''These Glamour Girls'' is a 1939 comedy-drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lew Ayres and Lana Turner, with Tom Brown, Jane Bryan, Richard Carlson, Anita Louise and Ann Rutherford in featured roles. Plot summary A drunken co ...
'' (1939) – Dance Customer (uncredited) *'' Dad for a Day'' (1939, Short) – Spanky's Father *'' Little Accident'' (1939) – Customer *''
Elmer's Candid Camera ''Elmer's Candid Camera'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and an early Bugs Bunny prototype. This is the first appearance of a re ...
'' (1940, Short) –
Elmer Fudd Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes''/'' Merrie Melodies'' series and the archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon panthe ...
(voice, uncredited) *'' Road to Singapore'' (1940) – Bartender (uncredited) *''
Millionaire Playboy ''Millionaire Playboy'' originally entitled ''Playboy No. 2'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Bert Granet and Charles E. Roberts, based upon Granet's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio P ...
'' (1940) – J.B. Zany *''
Confederate Honey ''Confederate Honey'' is a 1940 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. It is a sendup of ''Gone with the Wind'', and features an early appearance by Elmer Fudd in his most familiar form. The cartoon's title is meant to evoke "Confed ...
'' (1940, Short) – Ned Cutler (voice, uncredited) *''
The Hardship of Miles Standish ''The Hardship of Miles Standish'' is a 1940 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 27, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd. The title is derived from the narrative poem '' The Courtship of Miles Standish' ...
'' (1940, Short) – John Alden (voice, uncredited) *''South of the Boudoir'' (1940, Short) – Thomas Bailey *'' Swing with Bing'' (1940, Short) – Golf Duffer *''
A Wild Hare ''A Wild Hare'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short subject features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.Adamson, Joe (1990). ''Bugs Bunny: ...
'' (1940, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
The Devil Bat ''The Devil Bat'' is a 1940 black-and-white American horror/howcatchem film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough. The film stars Bela Lugosi along with Suzanne Kaaren, Guy Usher, Yolande Mallott and ...
'' (1940) – Joe McGinty *''
Elmer's Pet Rabbit ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on January 4, 1941, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny. This is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is giv ...
'' (1941, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
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'' (1941) – Drunk Texan (uncredited) *''
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime ''Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. The film was loosely based on the 1938 novel '' The Devil to Pay'' by Ellery Queen. It stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret L ...
'' (1941) – Book Salesman *''
Look Who's Laughing ''Look Who's Laughing'' (aka ''Look Who's Talking'') is a 1941 film from RKO Radio Pictures. The film is built around a number of radio stars from the Golden Age of Radio and centers around radio personality Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee from the co ...
'' (1941) – Mayor Duncan's Aide (uncredited) *''
Wabbit Twouble ''Wabbit Twouble'' ("Rabbit Trouble") is a ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions and released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures. This is the first of severa ...
'' (1941, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper ''The Wabbit Who Came to Supper'' is a 1942 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It was released on March 28, 1942, and directed by Friz Freleng. Plot Elmer's hunting dogs have Bugs cornered when Elmer receives a teleg ...
'' (1942, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *'' The Wacky Wabbit'' (1942, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *'' Fresh Hare'' (1942, Short) - Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
Larceny, Inc. ''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...
'' (1942) – Man in Street Socking Jug (uncredited) *''A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen'' (1942) – Waymond Wadcwiff (uncredited) *''Grand Center Murder'' (1942) – Medical Examiner (uncredited) *''
Johnny Doughboy ''Johnny Doughboy'' is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fa ...
'' (1942) – Irish Mayor (uncredited) *''
Swing Out the Blues ''Swing Out the Blues'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, and Janis Carter. It was released on May 22, 1938. Plot Cast * Bob Haymes as Rich Cleveland * Lynn Merrick as ...
'' (1943) – Larry Stringfellow *''
An Itch in Time ''An Itch in Time'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on December 4, 1943 and features Elmer Fudd, with a dog and cat that look similar to Willoughby and Claude Cat. The voice ...
'' (1943) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''National Barn Dance'' (1944) – Samson (uncredited) *''
I'm from Arkansas ''I'm from Arkansas'' is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers. Plot summary The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Among the visitors to Pitchfork are ...
'' (1944) – Commissioner of Agriculture *''
She Wouldn't Say Yes ''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Plot A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military hospital after spending two weeks working with patients ...
'' (1945) – Train Passenger in sleeping car (speaking in Elmer Fudd voice) *''
Idea Girl ''Idea Girl'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz, Joan Shawlee and Laura Deane Dutton. The film was re ...
'' (1946) – Commissioner P.J. Maple *'' The Dark Horse'' (1946) – Mr. Hodges (uncredited) *''
The Devil Thumbs a Ride ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North. Plot Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he ...
'' (1947) – Santa Ana Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''
Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...
'' (1947) – Mr. Stanton (uncredited) *''
A Pest in the House ''A Pest in the House'' is a ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short film released on August 2, 1947. It is directed by Chuck Jones and stars the characters of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The film features a transitional interpretation of Daffy. He i ...
'' (1947) – Elmer Fudd, Hotel Guest (voice, uncredited) *''
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'' (1949) – Fat Philistine Merchant Wearing No Robe *'' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) – Spectator (uncredited) *'' Here Come the Nelsons'' (1952) – Deputy (uncredited) *''
The Life of Riley ''The Life of Riley'' is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book. Radio The radio program initially aired on the Blue Network (later kn ...
'' (1953–1957, TV Series) – The Country Store Owner / Curtiss *''
Broken Lance ''Broken Lance'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, and Katy Jurado. Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the fil ...
'' (1954) – Bit Part (uncredited) *''
Hell's Outpost ''Hell's Outpost'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, Chill Wills, John Russell. Plot Tully Gibbs arrives in a California mining town looking for Kevin Russel, whose late son Al he h ...
'' (1954) – Harry – Bank Accomplice *'' Hare Brush'' (1955) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
Rabbit Rampage ''Rabbit Rampage'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on June 11, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny. Plot The short opens to Bugs Bunny's hole being drawn by the animator in the ...
'' (1955) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited, cameo) *''
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts ''The Lieutenant Wore Skirts'' is a 1956 comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Tom Ewell, Sheree North, and Rita Moreno. It is a comedy about a man whose marriage begins to fail when his wife enlists. Plot TV writer Greg Whitcomb di ...
'' (1956) – Mr. Curtis *''
Wideo Wabbit ''Wideo Wabbit'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on October 27, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. In the film, Bugs volunteers for an appearance in a television show ho ...
'' (1956, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) * ''
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'' (1956) – The Handyman *''
What's Opera, Doc? ''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The story features Elmer cha ...
'' (1957) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
The Adventures of Jim Bowie ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book ''Tempered Blade'', by Monte Barrett. Synop ...
'' (1957, TV Series) – Hotel Clerk / Henri *''
A Mutt in a Rut ''A Mutt in a Rut'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on May 23, 1959 and features Elmer Fudd. The story concerns Elmer's dog, "Rover", who, after watching a television show ...
'' (1959, Short) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) *''
Person to Bunny ''Person to Bunny'' is a 1960 '' Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 1, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. Plot In his Hollywood home, Bugs Bunny is being interviewed o ...
'' (1960) – Elmer Fudd (voice, uncredited) (Posthumous release) *'' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'' (1982) – Elmer Fudd (voice) (Archival recordings)


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