Rogues' Gallery (1944 Film)

	Rogues' Gallery (1944 Film) ''Rogues' Gallery'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Frank Jenks, Robin Raymond and H.B. Warner.Fetrow p.414 It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Synopsis Newspaper reporters Patsy Clark and Eddie Porter get entangled in a murder investigation and the theft of an innovative electronic device. Cast Frank Jenks as Eddie Porter Robin Raymond as Patsy Clark H.B. Warner as Professor Reynolds Ray Walker as Jimmy Foster Davison Clark as John Foster Robert Homans as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Blake * Pat Gleason as Red * Edward Keane as City Editor Gentry * Earle S. Dewey as Eddie Griffith Milton Kibbee as Wheeler Gene Roth as Mr. Joyce George Kirby as Duckworth, the Butler Norval Mitchell as Joe Seawell * John Valentine as Board Member Jack Raymond Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Albert Herman Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. Selected filmography Director * ''Sporting Chance (film), Sporting Chance'' (1931) * ''Exposed (1932 film), Exposed'' (1932) * ''The Big Chance (1933 film), The Big Chance'' (1933) * ''The Whispering Shadow'' (1933, serial) * ''Twisted Rails'' (1934) * ''Hot Off the Press'' (1935) * ''Speed Limited'' (1935) * ''Danger Ahead (1935 film), Danger Ahead'' (1935) * ''The Drunkard (1935 film), The Drunkard'' (1935) * ''Bars of Hate'' (1935) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * ''Big Boy Rides Again'' (1935) * ''Western Frontier (film), Western Frontier'' (1935) ''Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) ''What Price Crime'' (1935) * ''The Cowboy and the Bandit'' (1935) * ''Trails End (1935 film), Trails End'' (1935) * ''Blazing Justice'' (1936) * ''Outlaws of the Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edward Keane (actor) Edward Keane (May 28, 1884 – October 12, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921) – Dr. Jennings * '' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1930) – Maitre d' (uncredited) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1931) – Detective Morgan * ''Secrets of a Secretary'' (1931) – Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''His Woman'' (1931) – Boatswain (uncredited) * '' The Cheat'' (1931) – Defense Attorney * ''Ann Carver's Profession'' (1933) – Harrison (uncredited) * ''I Have Lived'' (1933) – Leading Man * ''Headline Shooter'' (1933) – Joe Burnett (uncredited) * ''One Year Later'' (1933) – Grant (uncredited) * ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''I Loved a Woman'' (1933) – Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) * ''Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men'' (1933) – Construction Boss (uncredited) * ''After Tonight'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Films Directed By Albert Herman A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Producers Releasing Corporation Films Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations Producer (agriculture), a farm operator A stakeholder of economic production Film producer, supervises the making of films Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not work on set Line producer, manager during daily operations of a film or TV series News producer, compiles all items of a news programme into a cohesive show Online producer, oversees the making of content for websites Radio producer, oversees the making of a radio show Record producer, manages sound recording Television producer, oversees all aspects of video production on a television program Theatrical producer, oversees the staging of theatre productions Video game producer, in charge of overseeing development of a video game Impresario, a producer or manager in the theatre and music industries Film and television works * ''The Producers'' (1967 film), black comedy by Mel Brooks * ''The Producers'' (2005 film), American musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Black-and-white Films American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Mystery Films American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1944 Films The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning ''Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events March 10 – MGM's ''A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. May 3 – The film ''Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for "Swinging on a Star". May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – '' Cowboy and the Senorita''. July 20 – ''Since You Went Away'' is released. August 16–September 11 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Parker Gee Parker may refer to: Persons * Parker (given name) * Parker (surname) Places Place names in the United States Parker, Arizona Parker, Colorado Parker, Florida Parker, Idaho Parker, Kansas Parker, Missouri Parker, North Carolina Parker, Pennsylvania Parker, South Carolina Parker, South Dakota Parker, Texas in Collin County Parker, Johnson County, Texas * Parker, Washington Parker City, Indiana Parker County, Texas Parker Dam, at Lake Havasu on the Colorado River between Arizona and California Parker Road (DART station), a light rail terminal on Parker Road in Plano, Texas Parker School, Montana Parker Strip, Arizona Parker Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Parker Township, Morrison County, Minnesota Parker Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Parker Center, a former police building in Los Angeles Elsewhere * C. W. Parker Carousel, a Burnaby Village Museum exhibit in British Columbia, Canada * Mount Parker (Philippines), a Mindanao island volcano of the Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack Raymond Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in '' A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films in total before his death in 1953. He was associated with the Hepworth Studios of Walton on Thames, since his portrait appears on a studio publicity postcard when he was probably in his early twenties. He had a major success in 1930 with ''The Great Game'', one of the earliest films devoted to football and followed it up with '' Up for the Cup'' a year later. He remade '' Up for the Cup'' in 1950. Partial filmography Director ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) ''Red, White and Blue Blood'' (1917) ''The English Rose'' (1920) '' The Flat'' (1921) '' A Woman Misunderstood'' (1921) '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) ''The Curse of Westacott'' (1921) ''Second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Valentine (actor) John Valentine may refer to: * John Valentine (composer) (1730–91), English composer, father of composer Ann Valentine John Valentine (cricketer) (b. 1954), Canadian former cricketer John Valentine (baseball) (1855–1903), American baseball player and umpire John J. Valentine, Sr. (1840–1901), president of Wells Fargo John L. Valentine (b. 1949), current Utah State Senator John Valentine, character from Twilight Zone: The Movie John Valentine (MP) for Orford Johnny Valentine may refer to: Johnny Valentine (1928–2001), former professional wrestler Johnny Valentine (footballer), played for Rangers FC in the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final Johnny Valentine (singer), a pseudonym for Terry Fell Johnny Valentine, the penname of Sasha Alyson Sasha Alyson (born May 22, 1952) is an American writer and businessman who started Alyson Publications in 1979. He later founded the Boston gay and lesbian newspaper '' Bay Windows'' (1983), the travel company Alyson Adventures (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norval Mitchell (actor) Alfred Norval Mitchell, OBE, was born 18 December 1906. He served in India from 1930 to 1947, initially with the Indian Civil Service and transferring to the Indian Political Service in 1934. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the London Gazette 2 June 1943 as Political Agent, Orissa States Agency. His final position was Chief Secretary of the North-West Frontier Province under the Governor, Sir Olaf Caroe. His later career included Clerk to the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia and Secretary and Registrar of the University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment .... In 1968 he completed a biography of Sir George Cunningham, Governor of the Northwest Frontier Province of India 1937-46 and again 1947–48, which was pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Kirby George Kirby (June 8, 1923 – September 30, 1995) was an American comedian, singer, and actor. Career Born in Chicago, Kirby broke into show business in the 1940s at the Club DeLisa, a South Side establishment that employed a variety-show format and preferred to hire local singers, dancers, and comedians. His first recording was as a stand-up blues singer, performing "Ice Man Blues" on a Tom Archia session done in 1947 for Aristocrat Records. He was one of the first African-American comedians to appeal to white as well as black audiences during the height of the Civil Rights era, appearing between 1963 and 1972 on Perry Como's ''Kraft Music Hall'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', ''The Dean Martin Show'', ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', '' The Temptations Show'', ''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'', and ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. As an impressionist, he mimicked white celebrities such as John Wayne and Walter Brennan, not solely black stars like Bill Cosby and Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Rogues' Gallery (1944 Film) ''Rogues' Gallery'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Frank Jenks, Robin Raymond and H.B. Warner.Fetrow p.414 It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Synopsis Newspaper reporters Patsy Clark and Eddie Porter get entangled in a murder investigation and the theft of an innovative electronic device. Cast Frank Jenks as Eddie Porter Robin Raymond as Patsy Clark H.B. Warner as Professor Reynolds Ray Walker as Jimmy Foster Davison Clark as John Foster Robert Homans as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Blake * Pat Gleason as Red * Edward Keane as City Editor Gentry * Earle S. Dewey as Eddie Griffith Milton Kibbee as Wheeler Gene Roth as Mr. Joyce George Kirby as Duckworth, the Butler Norval Mitchell as Joe Seawell * John Valentine as Board Member Jack Raymond Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Albert Herman Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. Selected filmography Director * ''Sporting Chance (film), Sporting Chance'' (1931) * ''Exposed (1932 film), Exposed'' (1932) * ''The Big Chance (1933 film), The Big Chance'' (1933) * ''The Whispering Shadow'' (1933, serial) * ''Twisted Rails'' (1934) * ''Hot Off the Press'' (1935) * ''Speed Limited'' (1935) * ''Danger Ahead (1935 film), Danger Ahead'' (1935) * ''The Drunkard (1935 film), The Drunkard'' (1935) * ''Bars of Hate'' (1935) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * ''Big Boy Rides Again'' (1935) * ''Western Frontier (film), Western Frontier'' (1935) ''Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) ''What Price Crime'' (1935) * ''The Cowboy and the Bandit'' (1935) * ''Trails End (1935 film), Trails End'' (1935) * ''Blazing Justice'' (1936) * ''Outlaws of the Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edward Keane (actor) Edward Keane (May 28, 1884 – October 12, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921) – Dr. Jennings * '' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1930) – Maitre d' (uncredited) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1931) – Detective Morgan * ''Secrets of a Secretary'' (1931) – Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''His Woman'' (1931) – Boatswain (uncredited) * '' The Cheat'' (1931) – Defense Attorney * ''Ann Carver's Profession'' (1933) – Harrison (uncredited) * ''I Have Lived'' (1933) – Leading Man * ''Headline Shooter'' (1933) – Joe Burnett (uncredited) * ''One Year Later'' (1933) – Grant (uncredited) * ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''I Loved a Woman'' (1933) – Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) * ''Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men'' (1933) – Construction Boss (uncredited) * ''After Tonight'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Films Directed By Albert Herman A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Producers Releasing Corporation Films Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations Producer (agriculture), a farm operator A stakeholder of economic production Film producer, supervises the making of films Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not work on set Line producer, manager during daily operations of a film or TV series News producer, compiles all items of a news programme into a cohesive show Online producer, oversees the making of content for websites Radio producer, oversees the making of a radio show Record producer, manages sound recording Television producer, oversees all aspects of video production on a television program Theatrical producer, oversees the staging of theatre productions Video game producer, in charge of overseeing development of a video game Impresario, a producer or manager in the theatre and music industries Film and television works * ''The Producers'' (1967 film), black comedy by Mel Brooks * ''The Producers'' (2005 film), American musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Black-and-white Films American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Mystery Films American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1944 Films The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning ''Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events March 10 – MGM's ''A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. May 3 – The film ''Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for "Swinging on a Star". May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – '' Cowboy and the Senorita''. July 20 – ''Since You Went Away'' is released. August 16–September 11 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Parker Gee Parker may refer to: Persons * Parker (given name) * Parker (surname) Places Place names in the United States Parker, Arizona Parker, Colorado Parker, Florida Parker, Idaho Parker, Kansas Parker, Missouri Parker, North Carolina Parker, Pennsylvania Parker, South Carolina Parker, South Dakota Parker, Texas in Collin County Parker, Johnson County, Texas * Parker, Washington Parker City, Indiana Parker County, Texas Parker Dam, at Lake Havasu on the Colorado River between Arizona and California Parker Road (DART station), a light rail terminal on Parker Road in Plano, Texas Parker School, Montana Parker Strip, Arizona Parker Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Parker Township, Morrison County, Minnesota Parker Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Parker Center, a former police building in Los Angeles Elsewhere * C. W. Parker Carousel, a Burnaby Village Museum exhibit in British Columbia, Canada * Mount Parker (Philippines), a Mindanao island volcano of the Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack Raymond Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in '' A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films in total before his death in 1953. He was associated with the Hepworth Studios of Walton on Thames, since his portrait appears on a studio publicity postcard when he was probably in his early twenties. He had a major success in 1930 with ''The Great Game'', one of the earliest films devoted to football and followed it up with '' Up for the Cup'' a year later. He remade '' Up for the Cup'' in 1950. Partial filmography Director ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) ''Red, White and Blue Blood'' (1917) ''The English Rose'' (1920) '' The Flat'' (1921) '' A Woman Misunderstood'' (1921) '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) ''The Curse of Westacott'' (1921) ''Second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Valentine (actor) John Valentine may refer to: * John Valentine (composer) (1730–91), English composer, father of composer Ann Valentine John Valentine (cricketer) (b. 1954), Canadian former cricketer John Valentine (baseball) (1855–1903), American baseball player and umpire John J. Valentine, Sr. (1840–1901), president of Wells Fargo John L. Valentine (b. 1949), current Utah State Senator John Valentine, character from Twilight Zone: The Movie John Valentine (MP) for Orford Johnny Valentine may refer to: Johnny Valentine (1928–2001), former professional wrestler Johnny Valentine (footballer), played for Rangers FC in the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final Johnny Valentine (singer), a pseudonym for Terry Fell Johnny Valentine, the penname of Sasha Alyson Sasha Alyson (born May 22, 1952) is an American writer and businessman who started Alyson Publications in 1979. He later founded the Boston gay and lesbian newspaper '' Bay Windows'' (1983), the travel company Alyson Adventures (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norval Mitchell (actor) Alfred Norval Mitchell, OBE, was born 18 December 1906. He served in India from 1930 to 1947, initially with the Indian Civil Service and transferring to the Indian Political Service in 1934. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the London Gazette 2 June 1943 as Political Agent, Orissa States Agency. His final position was Chief Secretary of the North-West Frontier Province under the Governor, Sir Olaf Caroe. His later career included Clerk to the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia and Secretary and Registrar of the University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment .... In 1968 he completed a biography of Sir George Cunningham, Governor of the Northwest Frontier Province of India 1937-46 and again 1947–48, which was pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Kirby George Kirby (June 8, 1923 – September 30, 1995) was an American comedian, singer, and actor. Career Born in Chicago, Kirby broke into show business in the 1940s at the Club DeLisa, a South Side establishment that employed a variety-show format and preferred to hire local singers, dancers, and comedians. His first recording was as a stand-up blues singer, performing "Ice Man Blues" on a Tom Archia session done in 1947 for Aristocrat Records. He was one of the first African-American comedians to appeal to white as well as black audiences during the height of the Civil Rights era, appearing between 1963 and 1972 on Perry Como's ''Kraft Music Hall'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', ''The Dean Martin Show'', ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', '' The Temptations Show'', ''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'', and ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. As an impressionist, he mimicked white celebrities such as John Wayne and Walter Brennan, not solely black stars like Bill Cosby and Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]