death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
ventura county , california , usa 18 february 1961 new haven , connecticut , usa january 31 , 1904 1930-1949 cliff nazarro
 cliff nazarro actor and comedian
cliff nazarro

cliff nazarro -lrb- january 31 , 1904 -- february 18 , 1961 -rrb- was a popular double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in movies such as `` you 'll never get rich '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- as swivel tongue with fred astaire and rita hayworth and `` hillbilly blitzkrieg '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- as barney google .
a comment in a 1942 newspaper article summed up nazarro 's varied talents : `` he played all sorts of roles in stock companies , was a versatile actor in musical comedy and vaudeville , is one of the top masters-of-ceremony in show business , and was a serious vocalist on the radio . ''
nazarro was the voice of warner brothers 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 . ''
