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Line 1: − '''Abbot and Costello''' (William Alexander Abbott, 1897-1974; Louis Francis Cristillo, 1906-1959), an American comedy team who worked in radio, film, and television throughout the 1930s through the late-1950s. Successful in perfecting the "straightman/foil" relationship, their routines culminated in their best-known work, a [[baseball]] skit titled ''Who's on First?''.+ − − In 2009, the duo were voted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame under the "Arts & Entertainment" category. <ref>http://www.njhalloffame.org/bestandbrightest2009.htm</ref> − − ==Films== − ''One Night in the Tropics'' (1940) − − ''Buck Privates'' (1941) − − ''In The Navy'' (1941) − − ''Hold That Ghost'' (1941) − − ''Keep 'Em Flying'' (1941) − − ''Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1942) − − ''Rio Rita'' (1942) − − ''Pardon My Sarong'' (1942) − − ''Who Done It?'' (1942) − − ''It Aint Hay'' (1943) − − ''Hit The Ice'' (1943) − − ''In Society'' (1944) − − ''Lost In A Harem'' (1944) − − ''Here Come The Co-eds'' (1945) − − ''The Naughty Nineties'' (1945) − − ''Abbott & Costello In Hollywood'' (1945) − − ''Little Giant'' (1946) − − ''The Time Of Their Lives'' (1946) − − ''Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947) − − ''The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap'' (1947) − − ''The Noose Hangs High'' (1948) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein'' (1948) − − ''Mexican Hayride'' (1948) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Killer: Boris Karloff'' (1949) − − ''Africa Screams'' (1949) − − ''Abbott & Costello In The Foreign Legion'' (1950) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man'' (1951) − − ''Comin' Round The Mountain'' (1951) − − ''Jack And The Beanstalk'' (1952) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd'' (1952) − − ''Lost In Alaska'' (1952) − − ''Abbott & Costello Go To Mars'' (1953) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde'' (1954) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Keystone Kops'' (1955) − − ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy'' (1955) − − ''Dance With Me Henry'' (1956) − − ''The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock'' (Lou Costello) (1958) − − ''The World Of Abbott & Costello'' (1965) − − − ==References== − *[http://www.abbottandcostello.net/ Official site] − *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M "Who's on First?", clip from the film ''The Naughty Nineties''] − − [[category:Comedians]] − [[Category:Actors]]
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