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Joe Laurie Jr. (February 24, 1892 [1] – April 29, 1954) was an American vaudeville monologist who later performed on radio and on Broadway. He was born in New York City. [2] On radio he was one of the comedic panelists on the popular joke-telling series, Can You Top This? with Edward Hastings Ford. [3] .
Joe Laurie, Jr. (1893-1954) was a comedian, actor, and writer who began his career as a vaudeville performer in the 1910s, touring with Aleen Bronson as Laurie and Aleen. He later worked as a staff columnist for Variety and wrote frequently on the history of vaudeville.
Nov 9, 2006 · Vaudeville From The Honky Tonks To The Palace. by. Joe Laurie, Jr. Publication date. 1953. Publisher. Henry Holt And Company. Collection. universallibrary.
JOE LAURIE JR., 62, COMEDIAN, IS DEAD; Career Spanned Period 'From! Vaude to Video'--Known for Theatre Writings
Jan 1, 1972 · But.....Joe Laurie, Jr. was there for decades, was REALLY a player and a close observer, and he wrote a big thick book about Vaudeville, how it worked, who the famous people part of it were, the daily life (and sometimes death) of performers and others part of the whole scene.
Comedian and author Joe Laurie Jr. (ca. 1894-1954) was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. He entered vaudeville in his teens, later performing in a number of shows on Broadway and across the U.S. Laurie and his first wife, Aleen Bronson, performed together in vaudeville until 1918; they had a son, Bryant.
Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) was an American vaudevillian, writer, and radio and Broadway performer. Collection includes binders of "Bits," scripts, radio and television broadcast transcripts, and joke indexes written by Laurie from 1940-1953.
