Vaudeville Cast and Crew

Vaudeville

Plot: Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) is illustrated

Release Date: Thursday, November 27 1997
28 years ago

Genres: Documentary

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Cast

Ben Vereen. Ben Vereen was 51 in Vaudeville as 'Narrator'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 10 1946

Bud Abbott. Bud Abbott would have been no older than 76 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 02 1897 –
Died: Wed, Apr 24 1974

George Abbott. George Abbott would have been no older than 107 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 25 1887 –
Died: Tue, Jan 31 1995

Larry Adler. Larry Adler was 83 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 10 1914 –
Died: Mon, Aug 06 2001

Hadji Ali. Hadji Ali would have been no older than 50 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 31 1886 –
Died: Fri, Nov 05 1937

Gracie Allen. Gracie Allen would have been no older than 69 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 25 1895 –
Died: Thu, Aug 27 1964

Morey Amsterdam. Morey Amsterdam would have been no older than 87 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 14 1908 –
Died: Sun, Oct 27 1996

Fred Astaire. Fred Astaire would have been no older than 88 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 10 1899 –
Died: Mon, Jun 22 1987

Carl Ballantine. Carl Ballantine was 80 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 27 1917 –
Died: Tue, Nov 03 2009

Ethel Barrymore. Ethel Barrymore would have been no older than 79 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1879 –
Died: Thu, Jun 18 1959

Billy Barty. Billy Barty was 73 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 25 1924 –
Died: Sat, Dec 23 2000

Jack Benny. Jack Benny would have been no older than 80 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 14 1894 –
Died: Thu, Dec 26 1974

Milton Berle. Milton Berle was 89 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 12 1908 –
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002

Eubie Blake. Eubie Blake would have been no older than 96 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 07 1887 –
Died: Sat, Feb 12 1983

Ray Bolger. Ray Bolger would have been no older than 83 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1904 –
Died: Thu, Jan 15 1987

Fanny Brice. Fanny Brice would have been no older than 59 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 29 1891 –
Died: Tue, May 29 1951

Teddy Brown. Teddy Brown was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Willie Bryant. Willie Bryant was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joseph Buloff. Joseph Buloff would have been no older than 86 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1899 –
Died: Wed, Feb 27 1985

George Burns. George Burns would have been no older than 100 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 20 1896 –
Died: Sat, Mar 09 1996

James Cagney. James Cagney would have been no older than 86 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1899 –
Died: Sun, Mar 30 1986

Bob Callahan. Bob Callahan would have been no older than 42 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 06 1895 –
Died: Sun, May 15 1938

Eddie Cantor. Eddie Cantor would have been no older than 72 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 30 1892 –
Died: Sat, Oct 10 1964

Violet Carlson. Violet Carlson was 97 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 13 1900 –
Died: Wed, Dec 03 1997

Yvonne Cartledge. Yvonne Cartledge was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Napier & Yvonne)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chaz Chase. Chaz Chase would have been no older than 82 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 06 1901 –
Died: Thu, Aug 04 1983

Iron Eyes Cody. Iron Eyes Cody was 90 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 03 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1999

Bobby Coltman. Bobby Coltman was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lou Costello. Lou Costello would have been no older than 52 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 06 1906 –
Died: Tue, Mar 03 1959

James Cross. James Cross was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Stump)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Charles Dale. Charles Dale would have been no older than 90 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Smith & Dale)'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 06 1881 –
Died: Wed, Nov 17 1971

Mercedes Delpino. Mercedes Delpino was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Mercedes)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sally Demay. Sally Demay was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (as Sally DeMay)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joe Dorris. Joe Dorris was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Joe Doris)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

The Duncan Sisters. The Duncan Sisters was >> in Vaudeville as 'Themselves (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rosetta Duncan. Rosetta Duncan would have been no older than 65 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1894 –
Died: Fri, Dec 04 1959

Vivian Duncan. Vivian Duncan would have been no older than 89 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1897 –
Died: Fri, Sep 19 1986

Jimmy Durante. Jimmy Durante would have been no older than 86 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1893 –
Died: Tue, Jan 29 1980

Cliff Edwards. Cliff Edwards would have been no older than 76 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 13 1895 –
Died: Sat, Jul 17 1971

Julian Eltinge. Julian Eltinge would have been no older than 59 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, May 13 1881 –
Died: Fri, Mar 07 1941

Ruth Etting. Ruth Etting would have been no older than 81 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 22 1896 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 1978

Frank Fay. Frank Fay would have been no older than 69 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1891 –
Died: Tue, Sep 26 1961

Joey Faye. Joey Faye would have been no older than 87 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 12 1909 –
Died: Sat, Apr 26 1997

Benny Fields. Benny Fields would have been no older than 65 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 14 1894 –
Died: Sun, Aug 16 1959

Lew Fields. Lew Fields would have been no older than 74 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1867 –
Died: Sun, Jul 20 1941

W.C. Fields. W.C. Fields would have been no older than 66 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 29 1880 –
Died: Wed, Dec 25 1946

The Five Racketeers. The Five Racketeers was >> in Vaudeville as 'Themselves (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Henry Ford. Henry Ford would have been no older than 83 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 30 1863 –
Died: Mon, Apr 07 1947

Freehand & Love. Freehand & Love was >> in Vaudeville as 'Themselves (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Trixie Friganza. Trixie Friganza would have been no older than 84 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 29 1870 –
Died: Sun, Feb 27 1955

Joe Frisco. Joe Frisco would have been no older than 68 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 04 1889 –
Died: Wed, Feb 12 1958

Leo Fuchs. Leo Fuchs would have been no older than 83 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, May 15 1911 –
Died: Sat, Dec 31 1994

Gallagher and Shean. Gallagher and Shean was >> in Vaudeville as 'Themselves (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Judy Garland. Judy Garland would have been no older than 47 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 22 1969

Morton Gould. Morton Gould was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mary Jane Gumm. Mary Jane Gumm would have been no older than 48 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as The Gumm Sisters)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 24 1915 –
Died: Wed, May 27 1964

Virginia Gumm. Virginia Gumm would have been no older than 59 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as The Gumm Sisters)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 04 1917 –
Died: Thu, May 26 1977

Eddie Hartman. Eddie Hartman was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Stumpy)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

June Havoc. June Havoc was 85 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 08 1912 –
Died: Sun, Mar 28 2010

Hildegarde. Hildegarde was 91 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 01 1906 –
Died: Fri, Jul 29 2005

Al Hirschfeld. Al Hirschfeld was 94 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 21 1903 –
Died: Mon, Jan 20 2003

Bob Hope. Bob Hope was 94 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, May 29 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jul 27 2003

Bill Irwin. Bill Irwin was 47 in Vaudeville as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 11 1950

Chic Johnson. Chic Johnson would have been no older than 70 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage) (as Johnson & Olson)'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 05 1891 –
Died: Sun, Feb 25 1962

Al Jolson. Al Jolson would have been no older than 64 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 26 1886 –
Died: Mon, Oct 23 1950

Coralie Jr.. Coralie Jr. was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self / Self - Agent (as Coralee Jr.)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Gus Keller. Gus Keller was >> in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Fuzzy Knight. Fuzzy Knight would have been no older than 74 in Vaudeville as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 09 1901 –
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1976

Crew

Greg Palmer. Greg Palmer was >> in Vaudeville as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday