Topic: Martin Sperzel, 98, MGM short costar

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On his excellent blog NewsFromMe, Mark Evanier today reported the August 7, 2011 passing of singer Martin Sperzel.

Martin Sperzel was a member of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM's Sportsmen Quartet from 1943 - 1957, and Three Stooges fans know him as one of the singing bartenders in the MGM short BEER AND PRETZELS (1933).

Youtube excerpt from BEER AND PRETZELS, featuring Martin Sperzel; he is the blonde bartender, on viewers' left...

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Short musical number from THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM, featuring Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and The Sportsmen Quartet (Martin Sperzel, 2nd from right quartet singer).