Jack Pearl, born Jack Perlman (born October 29, 1894 in New York City, died December 25, 1984 in New York City), was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. He portrayed a character he created, Baron Munchausen, very loosely based on the Baron Munchausen literary character. As the Baron, Pearl would tell far-fetched stories with a comic German accent. When the straight man (originally Ben Bard, but later Cliff Hall) expressed skepticism, … Wikipedia
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