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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 979
- Address:
1626 Vine St - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
- GPS location:
34.101450, -118.326540
Joe E. Brown
Biography
from the trailer for the film Bright Lights (1935).
Source: grapevinevideo.com
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 who 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.
Fact file
- Born: Joseph Evans Brown July 28, 1891 Holgate, Ohio, USA
- Died: July 6, 1973 (aged 81) Brentwood, California, USA
- Years active: 1928–64
- Spouse: Kathryn Francis McGraw (1915–73) (his death) 4 children
Read more about Joe E. Brown at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Vine St, east side, between Selma and Hollywood
Nearby you will also find Ted Weems, Duncan Renaldo, Vladimir Horowitz, Gale Storm, Henri Rene, Cary Grant, Donna Reed, Ann Sothern, and many others.