The picture sleeve of a "Where's the Beef" single, recorded by Coyote McCloud and Clara Peller, based on her legendary advertisement

Clara Peller (August 4, 1902 – August 11, 1987), was an American who, as a senior citizen, starred in the legendary "Where's the beef?" advertisement for Wendy's fast-food restaurant chain. This work is copyrighted. ... The picture sleeve of a Wheres the Beef single, recorded by Coyote McCloud and Clara Peller, based on her legendary advertisement Wheres the beef? is a stock phrase, which is synonymous with Wheres the substance? It came to public attention in a 1980s television commercial for the... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... The picture sleeve of a Wheres the Beef single, recorded by Coyote McCloud and Clara Peller, based on her legendary advertisement Wheres the beef? is a catch phrase, which has come to mean Wheres the substance? It came to public attention in a 1980s television commercial for... Wendys is a chain of fast-food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas and owned by the United States corporation, Wendys International, Inc. ... A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized both by food which is supplied quickly after ordering, and by minimal service. ...

Clara's "Where's the beef" line became an instant catch-phrase, with even presidential candidate Walter Mondale using it. A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that becomes spontaneously popularized (i. ... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928 in Ceylon, Minnesota) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ...

Popular belief is that she lost her role with the Wendy's company after she appeared in a dog food ad, proudly proclaiming "I found the beef!" The actual reason for her termination from Wendy's was an ad for Prego spaghetti sauce in 1985 in which she exclaimed "I found it!" and "I finally found it!", in reference to "Where's the beef?" Prego® is a trade mark brand name pasta sauce of Campbell Soup Company. ...

She made an appearance in the low-rated, low-budget 1985 Neal Israel comedy, Moving Violations, along side John Murray, Sally Kellerman, Fred Willard and Jennifer Tilly, where she played the straightman friend to Nedra Volz's character who was a haphazard driver needing to renew her license at traffic school. In that film, Peller uttered "Where's the bags?"- a reference to her Wendy's commercials fame. Moving Violations is a 1985 comedy film,starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer, Sally Kellerman, and Clara Peller,directed by Neal Isael. ... John Murray (born June 22, 1958 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA) is an American actor. ... Sally Claire Kellerman (born June 2, 1936 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress and singer most famous for her role as Major Margaret Hot Lips OHoulihan in the film M*A*S*H (1970) for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a... Fred Willard (September 18, 1939–) is an American comedian and actor known for his improvisational flair, never-ending smile, and a unique charm that has made some regard him as one of his generations most gifted comic character actors. ... Black and white publicity still of Jennifer Tilly in Bound Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958 in Harbor City, California) is an American actress who has starred in many major films as well as independent features. ... Nedra Volz (18 June 1908 – 20 January 2003) was an actress born in Montrose, Iowa. ...

Clara Peller died at the age of 85 on August 11, 1987 in her native city of Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Jewish Waldheim Cemetery. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 4. ...

External links

• Clara Peller at the Internet Movie Database