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{{Short description|American actor and humorist (1938–2019)}}

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'''Marshall Efron''' (February 3, 1938 – September 30, 2019) was an American actor<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Marshall Efron|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/533835/Marshall-Efron/filmography}}</ref> and humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored [[Pacifica Radio|Pacifica]] radio stations [[WBAI]] New York and [[KPFK]] Los Angeles, and later for the [[PBS]] television show ''[[The Great American Dream Machine]]'' (the original showcase of [[Chevy Chase]]).
'''Marshall Efron''' (February 3, 1938 – September 30, 2019) was an American actor<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Marshall Efron|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/533835/Marshall-Efron/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309003325/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/533835/Marshall-Efron/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2014|archive-date=2014-03-09}}</ref> and humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored [[Pacifica Radio|Pacifica]] radio stations [[WBAI]] New York and [[KPFK]] Los Angeles, and later for the [[PBS]] television show ''[[The Great American Dream Machine]]'' (the original showcase of [[Chevy Chase]]).


==Career==
==Career==
At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on [[Steve Post]]'s & [[Bob Fass]]'s shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as [[Paul Krassner]].<ref>''Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America'' by [[Jesse Walker]] (2004) '''NYU Press''' {{ISBN|0-8147-9382-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8147-9382-4}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=x5JgShfNfaQC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=%22Marshall+Efron%22+WBAI&source=bl&ots=70VayTMabS&sig=Ti4kNffuSK5Gk_dhREuUbd3YIsc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result Google Books]</ref> One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve Post, and identifying themselves as [[Columbia University]] students who had taken the station over as part of the [[Columbia University protests of 1968]]. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] officers responded three different times during the broadcast in response to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event.
At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on [[Steve Post]]'s & [[Bob Fass]]'s shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as [[Paul Krassner]].<ref>''Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America'' by [[Jesse Walker]] (2004) '''NYU Press''' {{ISBN|0-8147-9382-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8147-9382-4}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=x5JgShfNfaQC&dq=%22Marshall+Efron%22+WBAI&pg=PA77 Google Books]</ref> One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve Post, and identifying themselves as [[Columbia University]] students who had taken the station over as part of the [[Columbia University protests of 1968]]. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] officers responded three different times during the broadcast in response to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event.
Efron also produced features such as ''A Satirical View''.<ref>[http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/projects/folios/7203wbai/pdfs/7203wbai.pdf Pacificaradioarchives.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516173516/http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/projects/folios/7203wbai/pdfs/7203wbai.pdf |date=2008-05-16 }}</ref>
Efron also produced features such as ''A Satirical View''.<ref>[http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/projects/folios/7203wbai/pdfs/7203wbai.pdf Pacificaradioarchives.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516173516/http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/projects/folios/7203wbai/pdfs/7203wbai.pdf |date=2008-05-16 }}</ref>


Marshal Efron was the author of a number of children's works such as ''Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try''.<ref>''Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try'' (1979) by Marshall Efron, Alfa-Betty Olsen ''Dutton Juvenile'' {{ISBN|0-525-26500-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-525-26500-9}}</ref>
Marshall Efron was the author of a number of children's works such as ''Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try''.<ref>''Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try'' (1979) by Marshall Efron, Alfa-Betty Olsen ''Dutton Juvenile'' {{ISBN|0-525-26500-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-525-26500-9}}</ref>


He also starred in the irregularly-scheduled Sunday-morning television program ''Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School'' on [[CBS]] from 1973 to 1977.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat|url-access=registration |accessdate=22 March 2020|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/279 279]}}</ref> In this show, Efron played all of the parts, including Adam, Eve, God and the Snake in [[the Garden of Eden]], and the [[Three Wise Men]] in the story of [[Christmas]].<ref name="Woolery">{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |page=329}}</ref>
He also starred in the irregularly scheduled Sunday morning television program ''Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School'' on [[CBS]] from 1973 to 1977.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat|url-access=registration |access-date=22 March 2020|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/279 279]}}</ref> In this show, Efron played all of the parts, including Adam, Eve, God and the Snake in [[the Garden of Eden]], and the [[Three Wise Men]] in the story of [[Christmas]].<ref name="Woolery">{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |page=329}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Efron died at the age of 81 on September 30, 2019 at the [[Lillian Booth Actors Home]] in Englewood, New Jersey.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Marshall Efron, Funny Cog in the PBS ‘Dream Machine,’ Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/arts/television/marshall-efron-dead.html |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
Efron died at the age of 81 on September 30, 2019, at the [[Lillian Booth Actors Home]] in Englewood, New Jersey.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Marshall Efron, Funny Cog in the PBS 'Dream Machine,' Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/arts/television/marshall-efron-dead.html |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 October 2019}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Animated roles===
===Animated roles===
* ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981) - Ratso (voice)
* ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981) - Ratso (voice)
* ''[[The Smurfs (TV series)|Smurfs]]'' (1981-1982) - Sloppy Smurf (voice)
* ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' (1982) - Sloppy Smurf (voice)
* ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' (1982) - (voice)
* ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' (1982) - (voice)
* ''[[The Biskitts]]'' (1983) - Mooch (voice)
* ''[[The Biskitts]]'' (1983) - Mooch (voice)
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* ''[[Dynamite Chicken]]'' (1971) - Himself
* ''[[Dynamite Chicken]]'' (1971) - Himself
* ''[[Bang the Drum Slowly (film)|Bang the Drum Slowly]]'' (1973) - Bradley
* ''[[Bang the Drum Slowly (film)|Bang the Drum Slowly]]'' (1973) - Bradley
* ''Blade'' (1973) - Fat man
* ''[[Blade (1973 film)|Blade]]'' (1973) - Fat man
* ''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976) - Cook
* ''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976) - Cook
* ''The Faking of the President'' (1976) - Donald Segretti
* ''The Faking of the President'' (1976) - Donald Segretti
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* ''[[Home on the Range (2004 film)|Home on the Range]]'' (2004) - Larry the Duck (voice)
* ''[[Home on the Range (2004 film)|Home on the Range]]'' (2004) - Larry the Duck (voice)
* ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005) - Lamp Post / Toilet Bot / Bass Drum / Microphone (voice)
* ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005) - Lamp Post / Toilet Bot / Bass Drum / Microphone (voice)
* ''[[Valiant (film) | Valiant]]'' (2005) - Additional Voice (voice)
* ''[[The Thing About My Folks]]'' (2005) - Tow Truck Driver
* ''[[The Thing About My Folks]]'' (2005) - Tow Truck Driver
* ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]'' (2006) - Start Dad (voice)
* ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]'' (2006) - Start Dad (voice)
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==Discography==
==Discography==
*''The Nutrino News Network'', with [[Barton Heyman]], [[Dennis Longwell]] and [[Marilyn Sokol]]. Polydor PD-5029 (1972)
*''The Nutrino News Network'', with [[Barton Heyman]], Dennis Longwell and [[Marilyn Sokol]]. Polydor PD-5029 (1972)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]

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Marshall Efron
Born(1938-02-03)February 3, 1938
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2019(2019-09-30) (aged 81)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, humorist
Years active1941–2019

Marshall Efron (February 3, 1938 – September 30, 2019) was an American actor[1] and humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine (the original showcase of Chevy Chase).

Career

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At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass's shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner.[2] One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Steve Post, and identifying themselves as Columbia University students who had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests of 1968. Although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, many listeners were not. NYPD officers responded three different times during the broadcast in response to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event. Efron also produced features such as A Satirical View.[3]

Marshall Efron was the author of a number of children's works such as Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try.[4]

He also starred in the irregularly scheduled Sunday morning television program Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School on CBS from 1973 to 1977.[5] In this show, Efron played all of the parts, including Adam, Eve, God and the Snake in the Garden of Eden, and the Three Wise Men in the story of Christmas.[6]

Death

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Efron died at the age of 81 on September 30, 2019, at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey.[7]

Filmography

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Animated roles

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Film roles

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Video game roles

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Theatrical roles

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Marshall Efron". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
  2. ^ Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America by Jesse Walker (2004) NYU Press ISBN 0-8147-9382-7, ISBN 978-0-8147-9382-4 Google Books
  3. ^ Pacificaradioarchives.org Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try (1979) by Marshall Efron, Alfa-Betty Olsen Dutton Juvenile ISBN 0-525-26500-7, ISBN 978-0-525-26500-9
  5. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 279. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. p. 329. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  7. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (8 October 2019). "Marshall Efron, Funny Cog in the PBS 'Dream Machine,' Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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