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Mostly forgotten today, radio comic Joe Penner was a major craze back in Depression-era 1933 and 1934. There was no heavy social significance to his work and certainly no subtlety -- just a lot of slapstick silliness that helped audiences forget their troubles and get happy.
Born József Pintér in Hungary, he arrived as a child in New York City. He changed his name to Joe Penner and became fairly successful on the vaudeville and burlesque circuits as a Lou Costello-like patsy. His catchphrase "Wanna buy a duck?" started here. The story goes that in his routine he would customarily go out on stage with some sort of prop and say to his straight man, "Wanna buy a..." whatever the prop was. No laughs basically until one day when he went out on stage with a wooden decoy and said, "Wanna buy a duck?" The house went wild. Penner would parlay this one simple line into a major radio career. He was introduced to the air waves by Rudy Vallee and enjoyed a meteoric rise, quickly becoming a household name with his unabashed "anything for a joke" antics and other one-liners like "You naaaaasty man!" One of the earliest roles of voice talent Mel Blanc on national radio was as the voice of Goo-Goo, the duck that figured in Penner's famous catchphrase. Egghead, the forerunner of the Elmer Fudd character, was partly based on Penner too, which used a similar voice and mannerisms. Penner was one of the first to have a regular radio series regularly broadcast from Los Angeles.
His popularity and ability at singing novelty songs helped move him into minor leads in Hollywood "B" musical films during the 30s. Often the movies had college themes such as College Rhythm (1934), Collegiate (1935) and Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938). His talents were limited but the call seemed to be there. His best known film The Boys from Syracuse (1940), based on the Broadway musical, had him playing dual roles while hamming it up with Martha Raye.
Had he not died so young (of a heart attack at age 36 in 1941), Penner probably would have suffered an early decline anyway simply due to the repetitive nature of his shtick and faded into supporting character roles.- Nada Sargin was born on 19 January 1977 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Tomorrow Morning (2006), Kalup (2020) and Ulica lipa (2008). She is married to Lazar Bodroza. They have one child.
- Stevan Minja was born on 26 September 1926 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Written Off (1974), Mrtvacima ulaz zabranjen (1965) and Journey of Honor (1991). He died on 8 April 1999 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Bojan Zirovic was born on 26 January 1971 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Dara of Jasenovac (2020), TV teatar (1956) and Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010).
- Sanja Radisic was born in 1984 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The Bridge at the End of the World (2014), Beleznica profesora Miskovica (2021) and Civil Servant (2019).
- Vladimir Aleksic was born on 14 November 1977 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Bullets Over Marseille (2021), Ginger: More Than a Game (2011) and The Machine (2023).
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Kosta Jokic was born on 3 January 1996 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Kosta is a director and editor, known for Fair Play (2023), Hellraiser (2022) and Dara of Jasenovac (2020).- Dejan Karlecik was born on 24 May 1988 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Klan (2020), Civil Servant (2019) and Mocvara (2020).
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Vojislav Borisavljevic was born on 5 May 1947 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a composer and actor, known for Vise od igre (1976), The Last Guerrilla (1974) and Barking at the Stars (1998). He died on 23 February 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács was born on 1 June 1936 in Petrovgrad [now Zrenjanin], Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Mérsékelt égöv (1970), Forbidden Relations (1983) and Ha megjön József (1976). He was married to Judit Elek. He died on 7 September 2014.- Ivan Jagodic was born on 7 May 1936 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Malogradjani (1983), Neozbiljni Branislav Nusic (1986) and Dimitrije Tucovic (1973). He died on 13 July 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Actress
Sanja Ristic was born on 10 January 1978 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Manja (2023), Penal i seksualni zivot Ane Dj. (2023) and Pale Moon (2008). She is married to Jugoslav Krajnov. They have one child.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Romana Caran was born on 2 July 1979 in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She is an actress, known for South Wind (2018), The Fourth Man (2007) and Klan (2020).- Ugljesa Sajtinac was born in 1971 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is a writer, known for Huddersfield (2007), Proba (1997) and Rokopisac (2020).
- Jovan Toracki was born in 1962 in Farkazdin near Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012), Stitches (2019) and Ubice mog oca (2016).
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Olivera Balasevic was born on 29 April 1959 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and costume designer, known for An Early Frost (2010), Specijalna redakcija (1989) and Pop Cira i pop Spira (1983). She was previously married to Djordje Balasevic.- Writer
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Ildi Ivanji was born on 6 September 1933 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was a writer and composer, known for Crni sneg (1966), Bog je umro uzalud (1969) and Kako vam drago (1964). She died on 24 June 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Kristina Kockar was born on 26 May 1989 in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She is an actress and director, known for Kija & Djani: Lako ti je biti veran kad te niko ne gleda (2020), The Ljubav & Mrznja (2018) and Aviondzije (2021). She was previously married to Slobodan Radanovic.- Sandra Meduza was born in 1997 in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
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Marko Cvejic, born on 1978 in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia. Graduated in film directing at the Art Academy in Novi Sad. Founder of the independent production company Mandragora Film, which has produced most of his films. He has extensive experience in all areas of filmmaking. He believes that film is a medium that steals moments of reality and records them for eternity. Cvejic is especially interested in the syncretism between documentarism and fiction, which is very noticeable as the dominant characteristic of his work. Unburdened by language, space and national identity, his films present the broad cultural diversity of the Balkans. He deals with the topics that are not daily presented in the media, his heroes are often anti-heroes, marginals and social apostates. As a predominantly documentary filmmaker, he believes that social engagement is reflected in the author's ability to recognise the needs of the time in which he lives and to speak on behalf of a multitude of like-minded people who are unable to constantly point out social injustices through the language of moving images.- Slobodan Radanovic was born on 20 June 1990 in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ljubav & Mrznja (2018), Slobodan Radanovic: Rekla mi je rekla (2020) and Zadruga (2017). He was previously married to Kristina Kockar.
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Viktor Vokjan was born in 1970 in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. Viktor is a director and writer, known for Labyrint (2005), Kuchyn (2003) and Faces of Meda (2015).- Editor
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Sonja Bozic was born on 25 June 1982 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. She is an editor and producer, known for Forty Lousy Dollars (2009), Maria - Armando (Coming Out as a Drag Queen) (2009) and Slobodan pad (2004).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Script and Continuity Department
- Actress
Jadranka Nanic was born on 1 June 1973 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an assistant director and actress, known for Dug iz Baden - Badena (2000), Djeca Kozare and Moja Generacija Z (2019). She was previously married to Slobodan Z. Jovanovic.- Writer
- Actor
Ivan Ivanji was born on 24 January 1929 in Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and actor, known for Izgubljeni raj (1964), Ajkula neznog srca (1964) and Sudjenje Bertoltu Brehtu (1973). He died on 9 May 2024 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.