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George Kunkel (theatre Manager)
George Kunkel (January 21, 1823 – January 25, 1885) was an American Theater manager, theatre manager, impresario, actor, singer-songwriter, and playwright. His son, George Kunkel (actor, born 1866), George Kunkel, was also an entertainer who worked as an opera singer and a silent film and stage actor. As an entertainer, George Kunkel was a leading performer in minstrel shows of the 19th century, and was particularly associated with the role of Uncle Tom; a character he portrayed in blackface. After initially working as a printer in Philadelphia, he began his stage career in 1844 performing with the Virginia Minstrels, Virginia Serenaders. A talented bass (voice type), bass vocalist, he wrote many of his own songs as well as music for other minstrel entertainers. In 1853 he established his own traveling minstrel show, Kunkel's Nightingale Serenaders (later known as George Kunkel's Nightingale Minstrels), the performance and personnel aspects of which he managed, with John T. Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kunkel
George Kunkel (March 10, 1893 – May 18, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1937 to 1941. Early life and education Kunkel was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and went to the public schools. He graduated from the Harrisburg Academy and Franklin & Marshall College in 1915. He attended law school at Harvard Law School from 1915 to 1917. He attended Officer's Training Camp at Fort Niagara in New York (state), New York and was commissioned second lieutenant in September 1917. He was sent to Fort George G. Meade, Camp Meade in Maryland and assigned to the 30th Machine Gun Battalion. He spent nine months at Camp Meade then in July 1918 was assigned to the 79th Infantry Division (United States), 79th Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). He saw active duty during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in and was promoted to first lieutenant. He se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
