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19th-century comedians

38 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Al JolsonPerson · Music memorabiliaAl Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; c. – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
Al St. JohnPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn (September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian.
Billy GilbertPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian.
Bud AbbottPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
Buster KeatonPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Charles BowersArtist · Comics and comic artCharles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 24, 1946) was an American cartoonist and film director during the silent film and early "talkie" era.
Charles Farrar BrowneAuthor · BooksCharles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward.[1] Ward was the character of an illiterate rube with…
Charley ChasePerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally by his stage name Charley Chase, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, screenwriter and film…
Claire WaldoffPerson · Film memorabiliaClaire Waldoff (21 October 1884 – 22 January 1957), born Clara Wortmann, was a German singer.
Constantin TănasePerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Constantin Tănase (second from left) starring in Visul lui Tănase (Tănase's Dream), 1932
Fritz SchulzPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Schulz (25 April 1896 – 9 May 1972) was a German and Austrian movie and stage actor, singer and director.
Gale HenryPerson · Film memorabiliaGale Preston Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933.
George K. ArthurPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur George Brest (27 January 1899 – 30 May 1985), known professionally as George K. Arthur, was an English actor and producer, born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Gracie AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaGrace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964) was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became famous as the zany partner and comic foil of…
Harry LangdonPerson · Film memorabiliaHenry Philmore "Harry" Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American actor and comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies.
Israel ZangwillAuthor · BooksIsrael Zangwill (21 January 1864 1 August 1926) was a British author at the forefront of Zionism during the late 19th century, and as such was a close associate of Theodor Herzl.
Jimmy DurantePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Francis Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.
Karl ValentinPerson · Film memorabiliaKarl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture.
Mabel NormandPerson · Film memorabiliaAmabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 — February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter.
Mae WestPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980), known as Mae West, was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright.
Marie DresslerPerson · Film memorabiliaLeila Marie Koerber (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934), known professionally as Marie Dressler, was a Canadian-born stage and screen actress, script editor, writer, and comedian.
Miles MallesonPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969) was an English actor and dramatist, best remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s.
Moe HowardPerson · Film memorabiliaMoe Howard (born Moses Harry Horwitz; June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was an American comedian and actor.
Oliver HardyPerson · Film memorabiliaOliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent…
Otis HarlanPerson · Film memorabiliaOtis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 20, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Paul BiensfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-Jewish stage and film actor.
Roscoe AtesPerson · Music memorabiliaRoscoe Blevel Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and…
Sidney DrewPerson · Film memorabiliaSidney Drew (August 28, 1863 - April 9, 1919) was an American comedian. He was a part of the comedy duo Mr. & Mrs.
Sig ArnoArtist · PaintingsSig Arno (born Siegfried Aron; 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as Pardon My Sarong and The Mummy's Hand.
Stan LaurelPerson · Film memorabiliaStan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English actor, comedian, director and writer who was in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
Stanley HollowayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Holloway in 1974
Tod BrowningPerson · Film memorabiliaTod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and…
W. C. FieldsAuthor · BooksWilliam Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer.
Wilhelm BendowPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Bendow (29 September 1884 – 29 May 1950) was a German film actor who appeared in many films during his career. Bendow made his debut in the 1913 film Aus eines Mannes Mädchenzeit.

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