ENGLISH LIT 344 / COMEDY & SATIRE Who's Who in American Comedy
Primarily a stand-up comic in vaudeville who later worked on Broadway, in radio, television, and movies. He was noted for his USO tours entertaining American military personnel. In films he was best known for the "Road" movies where he starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. He also hosted the Academy Awards for many years. Here's a clip from "The Road to Morocco."
[For more details on these people, check their listing in Wikipedia, but note--this is one of the rare times I can accept the use of Wikipedia as a source. I have found that most of the information there about these people is reliable.]
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