Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

July 26, 1891 (133 years old) in Holgate, Ohio, USA

Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe E. Brown , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour The Colgate Comedy Hour
Route 66 Route 66
What's My Line? What's My Line?

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