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Shug Fisher Biography
Sep 26, 1907Birth Place:
Grady County, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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Shug Fisher
American entertainer (1907–1984)
Shug Fisher | |
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Fisher circa 1950 | |
| Born | George Clinton Fisher Jr. (1907-09-26)September 26, 1907 Tabler, Indian Territory |
| Died | March 16, 1984(1984-03-16) (aged 76) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Leroy Fisher |
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| Years active | 1931–1981 |
| Spouse | Peggy Summers (1935-?) |
Shug Fisher (born George Clinton Fisher Jr.; September 26, 1907 – March 16, 1984) was an American character actor, singer, musician, and comedian. During his 50-year entertainment career, he performed in many Western films, often as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers in serials and in B movies starring Roy Rogers. Fisher also was cast in supporting roles on a variety of television series, although most frequently on Gunsmoke and The Beverly Hillbillies. His comic trademarks included his ability to stutter at will and his bemused facial expressions.
Childhood and early years
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Shug Fisher (September 26, 1907–March 16, 1984), born George Clinton Fisher, Jr., was an American character actor, singer, songwriter, musician and comedian. During a 50-year career, he appeared in many Western films, often as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers in Roy Rogersserials. Fisher also had supporting roles on many TV shows, most frequently on Gunsmoke and The Beverly Hillbillies. His comic trademarks included his ability to stutter at will and his bemused facial expressions.
Fisher was born in Tabler, Oklahoma into a farming family, the son of a Scots-Irish father and part-Choctaw mother and the youngest of four children. He gained the nickname "Shug" (short for sugar) at a young age, which he explained as, "My mama gave it to me 'cause I was such a sweet baby." In 1917, the family moved by covered wagon to Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, near Indianola. Soon thereafter, Fisher was drawn to the mandolin and the fiddle. His father refreshed his own fiddling ability and Fisher learned guitar to back him, and at
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