Billy Murray

Billy Murray

male, deceased (1954)
musician, Parody musician, comedian, recording studio, singer, from Pennsylvania…vaudeville, Vaudeville performer
Billy Murray (25 May, 1877 - 17 August, 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century....
Chico Marx

Chico Marx

male, deceased (1961)
buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, actor, Leonard Marx, from New York City, death from cardiovascular disease, Vaudeville performer…vaudeville
Leonard Marx, known as Chico, (March 22, 1887 - October 11, 1961) was one of the Marx Brothers. He was originally nicknamed Chicko due to his...
Nicholas Brothers

Nicholas Brothers

male
Harlem, Standard Theater, acrobatic dancing, Cotton Club, acrobatics, American tap dancer…vaudeville
Fayard Antonio Nicholas was born October 20 1914 born in Mobile, Alabama. Harold Nicholas was born March 27, 1921 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina....
Jack Haley

Jack Haley

male, deceased (1979)
death by myocardial infarction, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Higher and Higher, Poor Little Rich Girl, Vitaphone, Massachusetts actor…vaudeville, Vaudeville performer
Jack Haley --born John Joseph Haley, Jr.--was an American film actor best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and farmworker Hickory in "The...
Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

male, deceased (1973)
Jewish, Lyricist, Vaudeville performer, film producer, from South Carolina, film director…vaudeville
Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an American lyricist and a...
Tony Pastor

Tony Pastor

male, deceased (1908)
Scudder's American Museum, Vaudeville performer, Barnum's American Museum, Big band bandleader, Swing saxophonist, Abolitionism…vaudeville
Antonio Pastor (May 28, 1837-August 26, 1908) was a variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American...
George S. Kaufman

George S. Kaufman

male, deceased (1961)
Someone in the House, Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, Dinner at Eight, H.M.S. Pinafore, Beggar on Horseback, Once in a Lifetime…vaudeville
George Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. Born to a...
Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith

female, deceased (1946)
Classic female blues singer, National Recording Registry, blues, Vaudeville performer, Motion Pictures, pianist…vaudeville
Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883 - September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, and appeared in several motion...
Nora Bayes

Nora Bayes

female, deceased (1928)
From Joliet, Illinois, vaudeville, Vaudeville performer, comedian, Jewish, Jewish American
Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. Born Leonora Goldberg to a Jewish family in...
Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

male, deceased (1963) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Death from hepatitis, Golden Boy, Vaudeville performer, Cornell University alumni, From Pittsburgh…vaudeville
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963) was an American actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of French and Irish descent, he...