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[[Image:Nobody's perfect.jpg|right|thumb|Joe E. Brown (left) and Jack Lemmon in ''Some Like it Hot'' (1959).]] |
[[Image:Nobody's perfect.jpg|right|thumb|Joe E. Brown (left) and Jack Lemmon in ''Some Like it Hot'' (1959).]] |
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'''Joseph Evans Brown''' ([[July 28]], [[1892]] – [[July 6]], [[1973]]) was an actor and comedian from [[Holgate, Ohio]]. |
'''Joseph Evans Brown''' ([[July 28]], [[1892]] – [[July 6]], [[1973]]) was an actor and comedian from [[Holgate, Ohio]]. In 1902 at the age of 10, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvellous Astons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the review "Jim Jam Jems". In the late 1920s, he began making films for Warner Brothers. In 1933 and 1936, he managed to become one of the top ten earners in films. In 1937, he left Warner Brothers to work for David Loew. He gradually switched to making "B" pictures. During World War 2, he spent a great deal of time entertaining troops.. |
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His most well known postwar role was in ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', a [[1959]] comedy in which he played the aging millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. The character of Fielding falls for Daphne (Jerry), played by [[Jack Lemmon]] in drag. |
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Brown died in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles, California]]. |
Brown died in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles, California]]. |
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Revision as of 23:17, 18 January 2006
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1892 – July 6, 1973) was an actor and comedian from Holgate, Ohio. In 1902 at the age of 10, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvellous Astons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the review "Jim Jam Jems". In the late 1920s, he began making films for Warner Brothers. In 1933 and 1936, he managed to become one of the top ten earners in films. In 1937, he left Warner Brothers to work for David Loew. He gradually switched to making "B" pictures. During World War 2, he spent a great deal of time entertaining troops..
His most well known postwar role was in Some Like It Hot, a 1959 comedy in which he played the aging millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. The character of Fielding falls for Daphne (Jerry), played by Jack Lemmon in drag.
Brown died in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.
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