ENGLISH LIT 344 / COMEDY & SATIRE

Who's Who in American Comedy

Joe E. Brown
Started as a 'tumbler' and juggler in veaudeville; went into movies (best role was in "Some Like It Hot" in which he played the aging millionaire, Osgood Fielding III) Trademark feature was his big mouth and his yell. The following clip from the film "Fit for a King" ilustrates both.

[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.]