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| − | ▄▄█▀▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀ | + | '''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?''. |
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| | + | 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> |
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| | + | ==Films== |
| | + | ''One Night in the Tropics'' (1940) |
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| | + | ''Buck Privates'' (1941) |
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| | + | ''In The Navy'' (1941) |
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| | + | ''Hold That Ghost'' (1941) |
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| | + | ''Keep 'Em Flying'' (1941) |
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| | + | ''Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1942) |
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| | + | ''Rio Rita'' (1942) |
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| | + | ''Pardon My Sarong'' (1942) |
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| | + | ''Who Done It?'' (1942) |
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| | + | ''It Aint Hay'' (1943) |
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| | + | ''Hit The Ice'' (1943) |
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| | + | ''In Society'' (1944) |
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| | + | ''Lost In A Harem'' (1944) |
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| | + | ''Here Come The Co-eds'' (1945) |
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| | + | ''The Naughty Nineties'' (1945) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello In Hollywood'' (1945) |
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| | + | ''Little Giant'' (1946) |
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| | + | ''The Time Of Their Lives'' (1946) |
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| | + | ''Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947) |
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| | + | ''The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap'' (1947) |
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| | + | ''The Noose Hangs High'' (1948) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein'' (1948) |
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| | + | ''Mexican Hayride'' (1948) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Killer: Boris Karloff'' (1949) |
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| | + | ''Africa Screams'' (1949) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello In The Foreign Legion'' (1950) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man'' (1951) |
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| | + | ''Comin' Round The Mountain'' (1951) |
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| | + | ''Jack And The Beanstalk'' (1952) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd'' (1952) |
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| | + | ''Lost In Alaska'' (1952) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Go To Mars'' (1953) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde'' (1954) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Keystone Kops'' (1955) |
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| | + | ''Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy'' (1955) |
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| | + | ''Dance With Me Henry'' (1956) |
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| | + | ''The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock'' (Lou Costello) (1958) |
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| | + | ''The World Of Abbott & Costello'' (1965) |
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| | + | ==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''] |
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| | + | [[category:Comedians]] |
| | + | [[Category:Actors]] |