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| − | '''John Bunny''' (b. 1863 in New York City - d. 1915 in Brooklyn, New York) American comedian He is considered one of the greatest of the early screen comedians (American silent film). | + | '''John Bunny''' (b. 1863 in New York City - d. 1915 in Brooklyn, New York) American comedian. He is considered one of the greatest of the early screen comedians (American silent film). He starred in over 200 short films. |
| − | ''John Bunny was a vaudvillean from Brooklyn who specialized in comedies. He's mostly forgotten now, but he was a major movie star in 1913 when the Bunny Theater was named in his honor on 147th Street.'' <ref> [http://www.newyorkcitywalk.com/html/images_theaters.html New York City Walk] </ref> | + | ''John Bunny was a vaudvillean from Brooklyn who specialized in comedies. He's mostly forgotten now, but he was a major movie star in 1913 when the Bunny Theater was named in his honor on 147th Street.'' <ref> [http://www.newyorkcitywalk.com/html/images_theaters.html New York City Walk] </ref> Bunny was for a few short years probably the most famous actor in the world. |
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| + | He was often co-starred with the actress Flora Finch. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Charlie Chaplin]] | *[[Charlie Chaplin]] | ||
| + | *[[Stan Laurel]] | ||
| + | *[[Rosie O'Donnell]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.goldensilents.com/comedy/johnbunny.html John Bunny] | ||
| + | *[http://www.nndb.com/people/908/000091635/ John Bunny] NNDB. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Comedians]] | [[Category:Comedians]] | ||
Revision as of 14:11, August 26, 2007
John Bunny (b. 1863 in New York City - d. 1915 in Brooklyn, New York) American comedian. He is considered one of the greatest of the early screen comedians (American silent film). He starred in over 200 short films.
John Bunny was a vaudvillean from Brooklyn who specialized in comedies. He's mostly forgotten now, but he was a major movie star in 1913 when the Bunny Theater was named in his honor on 147th Street. [1] Bunny was for a few short years probably the most famous actor in the world.
He was often co-starred with the actress Flora Finch.
See also
External links
- John Bunny
- John Bunny NNDB.