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Also Known As George Albert Jessel
Born April 3, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died May 24, 1981 (aged 83) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award
Bud Abbott
American actor
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, director, writer, and composer
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
American actor and entertainer
Danny Kaye, 1945.
Danny Kaye
American actor
Lou Costello
American actor
W.C. Fields in David Copperfield
W.C. Fields
American actor
Jimmy Durante
American comedian
Wynn, Ed
Ed Wynn
American actor
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
American actor
George Burns and Gracie Allen
George Burns
American comedian
Marie Dressler
Canadian actress
The Disorderly Orderly
Jerry Lewis
American comedian
Imogene Coca
American actress
Ben Turpin
American comedian
Joe Weber
American comedian
Chico Marx
American actor
Harpo Marx
American actor
Zeppo Marx
American actor
Groucho Marx
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