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Also Known As Charles Adrien Wettach
Born January 10, 1880 • Switzerland
Died July 14, 1959 (aged 79) • Imperia • Italy

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Gummo Marx
American actor
Kelly, Emmett
Emmett Kelly
American clown
Red Skelton
American actor
Joseph Grimaldi as the clown in Harlequin Padmanada; or, The Golden Fish
Joseph Grimaldi
English clown and pantomimist
Not in costume
Dan Rice
American clown
Popov, Oleg
Oleg Popov
Russian clown
Chico Marx
American actor
Harpo Marx
American actor
Zeppo Marx
American actor
Olaf Poulsen
Danish actor
Phil Hartman
American actor
John Ritter
American actor
Leslie Nielsen
Canadian-born actor
Ben Turpin
American comedian
Danny Thomas
American comedian and actor
Imogene Coca
American actress
John Candy
Canadian actor
Lou Costello
American actor
Bud Abbott
American actor
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director

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