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A man of great humor and intelligence, Bob produced decades of timeless, funny material. The recordings of his and Ray's work will continue to bring a smile to those who hear them.
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I've just received the sad news about the passing of our friend Bob Elliott, one-half of one of America's greatest comedy teams. When I took over as publisher of the Digest in 2005, I sent a note to Bob about interviewing him for our publication and to everyone's surprise (and I mean everyone) he agreed. We spoke several times over the years for the Digest and later for Those Were the Days; in 2013, some of you were kind enough to send cards in honor of his 90th birthday. More recently, he agreed to participate in TWTD's 45th anniversary show via telephone and even came up with a "bit." Others will—and should—talk about how funny he was, but he was also unfailingly generous to us and for that we'll always be grateful.
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Elliott, Bob (birth name was Robert Brackett Elliott)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts 3/26/1923. Married to widow of Raymond Knight, Lee Pepper (1953-?). Elliott studied radio drama in New york, then began his broadcastng career at WINS-
New York in 1941, thenreturned to Boston working at WHDH as an announcer and disc jockey where he met Ray Goulding.
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Elliott and Goulding formed the Bob and Ray comedy team in 1946. The comedy team was featured on radio programs including Matinee With Bob And Ray for WHDH-Boston (1946-1951); NBC (1951- 1953; Pick And Play With Bob And Ray for NBC (1953); Monitor for NBC (1955-?); Mutual (1955- 1957); CBS (1959-1960); National Public Radio 1983, 1984, 1987.
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The comedy team was featured on television programs including Bob and Ray for NBC (1951-1953); Club Embassy for NBC (1952); The Name's The Same for ABC (1955); Happy Days for CBS (1970). The comedy team appeared in many commericals including playing the Piel Brothers (Bert and Harry) in the Skippy Peanut Butter spots for eight years during the 1960's and 1970's. Elliott played Fred Peterson on Get A Life for FOX (1990-1992).
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