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Joe Laurie Jr.(1892-1954)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Joe Laurie Jr. was born on 24 February 1892 in Moscow, Russia. He was a writer, known for Union Depot (1932), April Showers (1948) and Three Bears in a Boat (1943). He was married to Nellie Butcher and Aleen Bronson. He died on 29 April 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 24, 1892
DiedApril 29, 1954(62)
BornFebruary 24, 1892
DiedApril 29, 1954(62)
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Known for

Joan Blondell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alan Hale, Adrienne Dore, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, and George Rosener in Union Depot (1932)
Union Depot
7.1
  • Writer(as Laurie)
  • 1932
Jack Carson, Robert Alda, and Ann Sothern in April Showers (1948)
April Showers
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1948
Ina Ray Hutton and Her Orchestra (1943)
Three Bears in a Boat
Short
  • Narrator
  • 1943
Can You Top This
TV Series
  • Self - Comedian

Credits

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Writer

  • Jack Carson, Robert Alda, and Ann Sothern in April Showers (1948)
    April Showers
    6.1
    • story
    • 1948
  • Joan Blondell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alan Hale, Adrienne Dore, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, and George Rosener in Union Depot (1932)
    Union Depot
    7.1
    • based on play by (as Laurie)
    • 1932

Actor

  • Ina Ray Hutton and Her Orchestra (1943)
    Three Bears in a Boat
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Laurie
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • February 24, 1892
    • Moscow, Russia
  • Died
    • April 29, 1954
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Nellie Butcher1922 - April 29, 1954 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First wife, Aleen Bronson, was also his partner in a vaudeville act: Laurie & Bronson.
  • Quotes
    Careless about his own spelling, his letterhead proclaimed: "I don't give a durn for a man that can spell a word only one way."

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