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Joe E. Brown (comedian)
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous, elastic-mouth smile. He was one of the most popular American comedians in the 1930s and 1940s, and enjoyed lengthy careers in both motion pictures and radio. Later he became a character actor and comedian, as in ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959), in which he utters the film's famous punchline "Well, nobody's perfect." Early life Brown was born on July 28, 1891 in Holgate, Ohio, near Toledo, into a large family of Welsh descent. He spent most of his childhood in Toledo. In 1902, at the age of ten, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons, who toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. Despite his skill, he declined an opportunity to sign with the New York Yankees to pursue his career as an entertainer. After three seasons ...
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Holgate, Ohio
Holgate is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2020 census. History Holgate, formerly known as Kaufmanville, was platted in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point and incorporated as a village in 1881. The village has the name of William Holgate, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation since 1874. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,109 people, 408 households, and 292 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 460 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 90.2% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 7.0% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.0% of the population. There were 408 households, of which 36.8% had children ...
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Elmer, The Great
''Elmer, the Great'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ... comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis. Plot Elmer Kane (Joe E. Brown) is a rookie ballplayer with the Chicago Cubs whose ego is matched only by his appetite. Because he is not only vain but naive, Elmer's teammates take great delight in pulling practical jokes on him. Still, he is so valuable a player that the Cubs management hides the letters from his hometown sweetheart Nellie (Patricia Ellis), so that Elmer won't bolt the team and head for home. When Nellie comes to visit Elmer, she finds him in an innocent but compromising situation with a glamorous actress (Claire Dodd). She turns her back on him, and disconsolate Elmer tries to forget h ...
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Maxine Doyle
Maxine Doyle (January 1, 1915 – May 7, 1973) was an American film actress who appeared in almost 40 films between 1933 and 1946. Today's audiences may know Maxine Doyle from her appearance in the Leon Errol musical short '' Service with a Smile'' (1934), one of the first films in full Technicolor, which was restored and revived by Warner Bros. Early years Doyle had a sister, Adalaide, who was an actress known professionally as Eve March. Career By 1928, the 13-year-old Maxine Doyle was singing on radio station KYA in San Francisco, California. A contemporary newspaper article described her as "the sweetheart of KYA". She was a featured player at Warner Bros., in such films as '' Babbitt'' (1934) with Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee, and '' 6 Day Bike Rider'' (1934) with Joe E. Brown. She retired from the screen until 1943, when Witney needed an actress to play a minor role in his serial '' G-Men vs. the Black Dragon''. Doyle played a nurse (and received high billing). ...
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6 Day Bike Rider
''6 Day Bike Rider'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Aylesworth and Lottie Williams. The film's production took eleven days from July 9, 1934. There was a multi-bicyclist collision during close-up filming. Reggie McNamara, who was known as the "Iron Man" due to his 108 six-day bicycle races, had his film debut as one of the racers. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 20, 1934. Plot This is the story of a young clerk who has failed at everything he has tried in his life so far. He enters a six-day bicycle race to impress his girlfriend and hilarious hijinks ensue. He eventually wins this race, marries his girlfriend and they live happily ever after. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wilfred Simpson * Maxine Doyle as Phyllis Jenkins * Frank McHugh as Clinton Hemmings * Gordon Westcott as Harry St. Clair * Arthur Aylesworth as Col. Jenkins * Lottie Williams ...
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The Circus Clown
''The Circus Clown'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film about a man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown Circus clowns are a sub-genre of Clown, clowns. They typically perform at circus, circuses and are meant to amuse, entertain and make guests laugh. Traditional types There are traditionally three basic types of clowns that appear in the circus: ... father. It stars Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis. Plot Young Happy Howard (Joe E. Brown) has been secretly practising the skills of a circus clown like his father was. His father, however, has put the circus behind him and discourages him from joining the circus. When the circus comes to town, Happy runs away with it, taking menial jobs while hoping for a chance to perform. Happy becomes infatuated with Alice (Patricia Ellis), a young aerialist, helping her take care of her nephew. Alice arranges for a place in her aerial act for her alcoholic brother Frank who is recovering from the l ...
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A Very Honorable Guy
''A Very Honorable Guy'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Alice White, Robert Barrat, Alan Dinehart, Irene Franklin and Hobart Cavanaugh. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 5, 1934. Plot Well respected local good guy, Feet Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to an ambitious doctor. The doctor agrees to allow him one last month to live life to the fullest, then commit suicide. Cast * Joe E. Brown as “Feet” Samuels * Alice White as Hortense Hathaway * Robert Barrat as Dr. Snitzer * Alan Dinehart as Joel “The Brain” Baldwin * Irene Franklin as Toodles Hathaway * Hobart Cavanaugh as Benny * Arthur Vinton as Moon O'Hara * G. Pat Collins as Red Hendrickson * Harold Huber as Joe Ponzetti * James Donlan as Mr. O'Toole * Harry Warren as Harry * Bud Jamison Willi ...
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Damon Runyon
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American journalist and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from Brooklyn or Midtown Manhattan. The adjective ''Runyonesque'' refers to this type of character and the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicts. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of whom go by square (slang), "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit", "Benny Southstreet", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charley", "Dave the Dude", or "The Seldom Seen Kid". His distinctive vernacular style is known as ''Runyonese'': a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in the present tense, and always devoid of Contr ...
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Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' '' Monkey Business'' and '' Horse Feathers'' and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in '' Speak Easily''. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (''The Bohemian Girl'') featured her in a part that was cut short by her sudden death in 1935 at the age of 29. Early life Thelma Alice Todd was born on July 29, 1906, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to John Shaw Todd, an upholsterer from Ireland, 1910 United States Federal Census and later, a superintendent of streets, an alderman, and Lawrence's commissioner of health and charities in 19 ...
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Jean Muir (actress)
Jean Muir (born Jean Muir Fullarton; February 13, 1911 – July 23, 1996) was an American stage and film actress. She was the first performer to be blacklisted after her name appeared in the anti-Communist pamphlet '' Red Channels'', published in 1950. In her later years, she was a college drama teacher. Early years An only child, Muir was born in Suffern, New York. Her father was a certified public accountant, and her mother was a substitute teacher.Vosburgh, DickObituary: Jean Muir ''The Independent'', August 2, 1996. Retrieved June 8, 2013. Jean attended the Dwight School in Englewood, New Jersey. After graduating, she visited France and briefly studied French at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Career Muir went to New York City to become an actress. She landed a job as a model for the Walter Thornton Model Agency. At age 19, she made her Broadway debut in '' The Truth Game'' (1930). She was using the stage name "Jean Fullarton". She went on to act in other plays inclu ...
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Son Of A Sailor
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively. In China, a one-child policy was in effect until 2015 in order to address rapid population growth. Official birth records showed a rise in the level of male births since the policy was brought into law. This was attributed to a number of factors, including the illegal practice of sex-selective abortion and widespread under-reporting of female births. In patrilineal societies, sons will customarily inherit an estate before daughters. In some cultures, the eldest son has special privileges. For examp ...
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's Community areas in Chicago, North Side. They are one of two major league teams based in Chicago, alongside the American League (AL)’s Chicago White Sox. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were founded in and are one of two remaining NL charter franchises that debuted in . They have been known as the Chicago Cubs since 1903 Chicago Cubs season, 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Chicago Cubs season, 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the 1906 World Series, World Series to the 1906 Chicago White Sox season, Chicag ...
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Olivia De Havilland
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. Before her death in 2020 at age 104, she was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner and was widely considered as being the last surviving major star from the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Her younger sister, with whom she had a noted rivalry well documented in the media, was Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine. De Havilland first came to prominence with Errol Flynn as a screen couple in adventure films such as ''Captain Blood (1935 film), Captain Blood'' (1935) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). One of her best-known roles is that of Melanie Hamilton in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939), for which she received the first of her five Academy Awards, Osca ...
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