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Leon Errol

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ActorDirectorBook WriterComposer 1881–1951 On stage 19111929

Leon Errol (born Leonce Errol Sims, July 3, 1881 – October 12, 1951) was an Australian-American comedian and actor in the United States, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in films.

On stage 13 productions, 18 years

1911 Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 Jardin De Paris · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 80 perf.
1912 A Winsome Widow Moulin Rouge · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 172 perf.
1912 Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 Moulin Rouge · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 88 perf.
1913 Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 108 perf.
1915 Ziegfeld Follies New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell, Leon Errol 104 perf.
1916 The Century Girl Century Theatre · Original · directed by Leon Errol, Edward Royce 200 perf.
1917 Hitchy-Koo Cohan & Harris Theatre · Original · directed by Leon Errol 220 perf.
1920 Sally New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce 570 perf.
1921 Blue Eyes Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Leon Errol 44 perf.
1923 Sally New Amsterdam Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Edward Royce 24 perf.
1925 Louie the 14th Cosmopolitan Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce 319 perf.
1928 Yours Truly Century Theatre · Original 16 perf.
1929 Fioretta Earl Carroll Theatre · Original · directed by Leroy Prinz 111 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Ruby Lewis 4 productions
Hazel Lewis 4 productions
Vera Maxwell 3 productions
Peter Swift 3 productions
May Leslie 3 productions
Margaret Morris 3 productions
Lottie Vernon 3 productions
Lola Hilton 3 productions
Jessie Lewis 3 productions
Irving Fisher 3 productions
Frank Tinney 3 productions
Evelyn Carlton 3 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 10 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature6 passages

  • Cast: W.C. Fields, Ed Wynn, Ann Pennington, Mae Murray, Bernard Granville, George White, Bert Williams, Ina Claire, Justine Johnstone, Leon Errol, Carl Randall, Will West, Melville Stewartebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Marilyn Miller, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Irving Fisher, Mary Hay, Stanley Ridges, Doloresebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman (as Edith), Leon Errol, Raymond Millandebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • Nevertheless, the two films (plus the flop Her Majesty, Love, with master comedians W. C. Fields, Leon Errol, and Chester Conklin), leave twenty-first-century audiences with their only samples of Miller's performing skills. Sunny offers a wonderful tap interlude, which Miller performs in baggy pants in a single take, fluffy blond curls bo…ebooks/Viagas, Robert/I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas.txt
  • cast included Bert Williams, Ed Wynn, Ann Pennington, Vera Michelena, Gertrude Vanderbilt, Leon Errol, Kay Laurelltheatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • Anders, Roland Young and Juliette Day. Marilyn Miller danced her way to the greatest of all her successes in “Sally,” ably supported by Leon Errol. Fred Stone with “Tip Top,” Mitzi with “Lady Billy,” and Frank Tinney with “Tickle Me” were DUDLEY DIGGES, HELEN WESTLEY, HENRY TRAVERS, MARGARET WYCHERLY in ‘JANE CLEGG”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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