Robert woolsey biography
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Robert Woolsey
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| Born | (1888-08-14)August 14, 1888 Oakland, California, United States |
| Died | October 31, 1938(1938-10-31) (aged 50) Malibu, California, United States |
| Years active | 1918-1937 |
Robert Rollie Woolsey (August 14, 1888-October 31, 1938) is an American actor and Comedian in a Double act with Bert Wheeler because his Woosley Scream and he is always wears round glasses in 1929 and 1937 just like Harold Lloyd.
Filmography
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[change | change source]He died of Kidney failure at the age of 50 in the End of October in 1938 in Malibu, California at Halloween.
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At the age of 7, his father died, leaving his mother and her six children in poverty, of the children, 4 died in early years. To earn some money to support the family, Robert took odd jobs, before becoming a jockey. This career ended when the horse, Pink Star, the future Kentucky Derby winner of 1907, fell and broke Robert's leg. Robert then went to work as bellboy at the Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he came in contact with actors who saw possibilities for him on the stage as comic. He joined several vaudeville companies, touring not only North America, but also the British Empire. Around 1917, he married an eccentric dancer. In 1922, he appeared with W.C. Fields in "The Blue Kitten", and also wrote plays. He hit it big, when he was signed for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.'s "Rio Rita" in 1927, where he teamed up with Bert Wheeler. Both repeated their stage roles in RKO's filmed version of that musical. Due to their success, both were teamed up again for more pictures, a career that kept on until failing health made further work impossible. Although Variety suggested that both should try as singles, the movies they made apart weren't successful. He died on October 31, 1938 of kidney disease.
BornAugust 14, 1888
DiedOctober 31, 1938(50
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Wheeler & Woolsey’s Pre-Code Filmography
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