Marshall Dodge

Marshall Dodge (1935-1982) was a well-known Maine humorist. He and his associate, Bob Bryan, put out several defining albums of Maine humor, starting with Bert & I, released in 1958.[1] In 1964 he and Noel Parmentel published (with accompanying LP record) a long-remembered parody of popular folk songs entitled Folk Songs for Conservatives.

In 1976, he founded the Maine Festival of the Arts at Bowdoin College.[2] In a 1979 interview, Dodge claimed that his real love was philosophy, and that he was writing a book on the subject.[3]

He died in a hit-and-run accident in 1982 in Waimea, Hawaii.[4]

References

  1. ^ "50 years after 'Bert and I', Maine humor retains its appeal". Portsmouth Herald Accent (Portsmouth, New Hampshire). February 19, 2006. http://archive.seacoastonline.com/news/02192006/accent/88667.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  2. ^ "Maine Festival organizer folds". The Times Record (Brunswick, Maine). December 3, 2002. http://www.timesrecord.com/website/archives.nsf/56606056e44e37508525696f00737257/8525696e00630dfe05256c8400600d37?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
  3. ^ "MARSHALL DODGE, MAINE HUMORIST,; DIES AFTER HAWAII HIT-RUN ACCIDENT". Boston Globe. Associated Press. Jan 29, 1982. 
  4. ^ "Humorist Marshall Dodge Killed in Hit-Run Accident". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut): p. A18. January 29, 1982. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/989051292.html?dids=989051292:989051292&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jan+29%2C+1982&author=&pub=The+Hartford+Courant&desc=Humorist+Marshall+Dodge+Killed+in+Hit-Run+Accident&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-08-08.