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Ish Kabibble (Merwyn Bogue) was born on 19 January, 1908 in North East, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American comedian and cornet player (1908-1994). Discover Ish Kabibble's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Merwyn Bogue
Occupation Comedian, cornet player
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 19 January, 1908
Birthday 19 January
Birthplace North East, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 5 June, 1994
Died Place Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Ish Kabibble's Wife?

His wife is Janet (Meade) Bogue (1932–1994) (his death) (3 children)

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Wife Janet (Meade) Bogue (1932–1994) (his death) (3 children)
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Children Merwyn (b. 1937) Pamela (b. 1940) Janet (b. 1941)

Ish Kabibble Net Worth

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Source of Income Comedian

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1908

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.

1932

He married Janet Meade in 1932, and the couple had three children: Merwyn (known as Peter), born 1937; Pamela, 1940; and Janet, 1941.

1939

He appeared in ten movies between 1939 and 1950.

1943

In Thousands Cheer (1943), he appeared with Kay 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).

1947

Kyser disbanded the orchestra during the summer of 1947 but resurrected it for a television series in October 1949.

During the hiatus Spike Jones hired Bogue to appear as Ish Kabibble in Jones's zany band the City Slickers.

Bogue didn't care for the experience, and was with the Jones band only briefly.

Bogue was one of only four members of the Kyser band who returned for the TV show, which ran 14 months.

1949

In addition, he performed with Kyser on the radio and television quiz show Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge in 1949 and 1950.

1950

Kyser retired from show business on Christmas Day, 1950, and the band broke up for good.

With the decline of the big bands, Bogue worked as a solo comedian or in partnership with his old Kyser associate Mike Douglas.

Merwyn Bogue was known informally as "Mern."

1961

In 1961 Bogue earned a license to sell real estate, and became successful in his new career.

"I liked selling real estate," he recalled in his memoir.

"In a sense, selling real estate is much the same as being in show business. Instead of talking to a large audience, I talk to a man and his wife. The applause happens when they write the check, and if they do not write the check, it means I did a lousy show."

1973

By 1973, Bogue and his wife were living in Hawaii.

Bogue caused double-takes from prospective clients who saw his trademark haircut and read his business card: "Ish Kabibble, Sales Manager."

1989

In his 1989 autobiography, Bogue explained his stage name, which he took from the lyrics of one of his comedic songs, "Isch ga-bibble."

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.

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.

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 gangling goof, he was a notable cornet player and was also business manager for the Kay Kyser Orchestra for most of its existence.

1994

Bogue died in 1994 in Joshua Tree, California, of respiratory failure brought on by pulmonary disease and emphysema.

The academic society known as The International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology goes by the acronym ISHPSSB, but the abbreviation is commonly pronounced ″ishkabibble″ at the suggestion of David Hull, as a homage to Bogue.