James Parrott, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and

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; and the younger brother of film

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Charley Chase Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ...

Biography

Early years

James Gibbons Parrott was born in

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, Maryland, to Charles and Blanche Thompson Parrott. In 1903, his father died from a

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, leaving the family in bad financial shape, which forced them to move in with a relative. Charley Jr. quit school, so he could go to work, in order to support his mother and brother. Eventually the call of the stage beckoned him, and Charley Jr. left home at age 16 to travel the

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circuit as a

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and comedic performer. By the time James had reached his teens, he too, had quit school, and became involved with the

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of Baltimore. Later, Charley's connections in the

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helped his younger brother to become established in

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, and he would appear during the 1920s in a series of relatively successful comedies for producer

Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...

. He was billed first as "Paul Parrott", then "Jimmie Parrott", Approximately 75 comedies were produced from 1921 to 1923, with titles continuing to be released through

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until 1926. Frequent co-stars included Marie Mosquini, Jobyna Ralston, Eddie Baker, and Sunshine Sammy. Parrott is probably best known as a comedy director. As "James Parrott", he specialized in the two-reel misadventures of

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, including the

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- winning classic ''

The Music Box ''The Music Box'' is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long fl ...

'', and '' Helpmates''.

Later years

During the 1930s Parrott had acquired serious

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and drug problems (his diet medications were actually addictive

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s) and although still able to direct quality shorts, he had developed a reputation as unreliable. By the mid-1930s his work was spotty:

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 s ...

used him sporadically to contribute

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to the Laurel and Hardy features, and he would direct an ''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

'' short in 1934, plus several acceptable entries in

Thelma Todd Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...

–

Patsy Kelly Patsy Kelly (born Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of short comedy films produced by Hal R ...

series.

Death

By 1937, Parrott was accepting any jobs that came his way. He could no longer be counted on to direct or write, and relied on his brother to support him financially. There was a brief marriage to Ruby Ellen McCoy in 1937, but as his various addictions worsened, so did his state of mind. Parrott died at the age of 41 of

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. His brother Charley was devastated and died 13 months later. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park, the same cemetery where his brother, Charley Chase rests. His brother Chase had refused to help him financially until he cleaned up his act. Parrott's death at 41 was attributed to a heart attack, but former Hal Roach associates maintained he committed suicide. Guilt-ridden over his brother's tragic end, Chase drank himself to death a year later.

Filmography

Actor

* 1918 : '' Hit Him Again'' * 1918 : '' A Gasoline Wedding'' * 1918 : '' Look Pleasant, Please'' * 1918 : '' Here Come the Girls'' * 1918 : ''

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On the Jump ''On the Jump'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Like many American films of the time, ''On the Jump'' was subject to cuts by city and sta ...

'' * 1918 : '' Follow the Crowd'' * 1918 : '' Pipe the Whiskers'' * 1918 : '' It's a Wild Life'' * 1918 : ''

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'' * 1918 : '' Kicked Out'' * 1918 : '' Two-Gun Gussie'' * 1918 : '' Fireman Save My Child'' * 1918 : ''

Sic 'Em, Towser ''Sic 'Em, Towser'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * William Blaisdell * Sammy Brooks * Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley) * William Gillespie * Hel ...

'' * 1918 : '' Somewhere in Turkey'' * 1918 : ''

An Ozark Romance ''An Ozark Romance'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * William Blaisdell * Sammy Broo ...

'' * 1918 : '' Kicking the Germ Out of Germany'' * 1918 : '' That's Him'' * 1918 : '' Bride and Gloom'' * 1918 : '' Two Scrambled'' * 1918 : ''

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'' * 1918 : '' Why Pick on Me? (1918 film), Why Pick on Me?'' * 1918 : '' Just Rambling Along'' * 1918 : '' Hear 'Em Rave'' * 1918 : '' She Loves Me Not'' * 1919 : ''

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'' * 1919 : '' Do You Love Your Wife?'' * 1919 : '' Wanted - $5,000'' * 1919 : '' Going! Going! Gone!'' * 1919 : ''

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'' * 1919 : '' Hoots Mon!'' * 1919 : '' I'm on My Way'' * 1919 : '' The Dutiful Dub'' * 1919 : ''

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'' * 1919 : ''

Young Mr. Jazz ''Young Mr. Jazz'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Plot Bebe is escorted to a beach by her father. The moment the father walks away fro ...

'' * 1919 : '' Crack Your Heels'' * 1919 : ''

Ring Up the Curtain ''Ring Up the Curtain'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film survives and is available on DVD.

'' * 1919 : ''

Si, Senor ''Si, Senor'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * Sammy Brooks * Billy Fay * Estelle Harrison * Lew Harvey * Wallace Howe * Dee ...

'' * 1919 : ''

Pistols for Breakfast ''Pistols for Breakfast'' is a 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. Plot A young man (Fay) goes out to eat breakfeast with his friend (Harrison). As a restaurant ...

'' * 1919 : '' Swat the Crook'' * 1919 : '' Off the Trolley'' * 1919 : ''

At the Old Stage Door ''At the Old Stage Door'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * Sammy Brooks * Lew Harvey * Gus Leonard * James ...

'' * 1919 : '' A Jazzed Honeymoon'' * 1919 : ''

Count Your Change ''Count Your Change'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot The Boy has just been violently evicted from his boardinghouse for being five weeks behind in his rent. Hungry and penniless, he pilfers a sausage from a ...

'' * 1919 : '' Chop Suey & Co.'' * 1919 : '' Heap Big Chief'' * 1919 : ''

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'' * 1920 : ''

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'' * 1921 : '' Big Town Ideas'' * 1922 : '' Try, Try Again'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Friday the Thirteenth'' * 1922 : '' The Late Lamented'' * 1922 : '' A Bed of Roses'' * 1922 : '' The Sleuth'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Touch All the Bases'' * 1922 : '' The Truth Juggler'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Bone Dry'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Face the Camera'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Shiver and Shake'' * 1922 : '' The Golf Bug'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' The Flivver'' * 1922 : '' Blaze Away'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' The White Blacksmith'' * 1922 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Post No Bills'' * 1923 : '' Watch Your Wife'' * 1923 : '' Mr. Hyppo'' * 1923 : '' Don't Say Die'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Tight Shoes'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Shoot Straight'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Bowled Over'' * 1923 : '' Get Your Man'' * 1923 : '' The Smile Wins'' * 1923 : '' Good Riddance'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Uncovered Wagon'' * 1923 : '' For Guests Only'' * 1923 : '' Live Wires'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : '' Winner Take All'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1923 : ''

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'' * 1924 : '' Get Busy'' * 1925 : ''

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'' * 1925 : ''

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'' * 1925 : '' Are Parents Pickles?'' * 1925 : '' Whistling Lions'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : '' The Only Son'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : '' The Old War-Horse'' * 1931 : ''

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'' * 1934 : '' Washee Ironee''

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* 1921 : ''

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'' * 1922 : '' Mixed Nuts'' * 1924 : '' Just a Minute'' * 1924 : ''Hard Knocks'' * 1924 : ''

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'' * 1924 : ''

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'' * 1925 : '' Should Sailors Marry?'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1926 : '' On the Front Page'' * 1926 : ''

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'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : '' Are Brunettes Safe?'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : '' Forgotten Sweeties'' * 1927 : '' Bigger and Better Blondes'' * 1927 : '' Fluttering Hearts'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : '' Now I'll Tell One'' * 1927 : '' Us'' * 1927 : ''

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'' * 1927 : '' Never the Dames Shall Meet'' * 1928 : ''

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'' * 1928 : ''

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'' * 1928 : '' Their Purple Moment'' * 1928 : ''

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'' * 1928 : '' Two Tars'' * 1928 : ''

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'' * 1928 : '' Chasing Husbands'' * 1929 : '' Ruby Lips'' * 1929 : ''

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'' * 1929 : ''

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'' * 1929 : ''

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'' * 1929 : '' Stewed, Fried and Boiled'' * 1929 : '' Perfect Day'' * 1929 : '' They Go Boom!'' * 1929 : '' The Hoose-Gow'' * 1930 : ''

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'' * 1930 : '' Tiembla y Titubea'' * 1930 : '' Der Spuk um Mitternacht'' * 1930 : '' Radiomanía'' * 1930 : '' Noche de duendes'' * 1930 : '' Feu mon oncle'' * 1930 : '' Night Owls'' * 1930 : '' Blotto'' * 1930 : '' Brats'' * 1930 : '' Below Zero'' * 1930 : '' Hog Wild'' * 1930 : ''

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case ''The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case'' is a Laurel and Hardy pre-Code comedy film released in 1930. It is one of a handful of three-reel comedies they made, running 28 minutes. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed b ...

'' * 1930 : '' Another Fine Mess'' * 1931 : ''

La Señorita de Chicago LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

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Los Presidiarios LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...

'' * 1931 : '' Be Big!'' * 1931 : '' The Pip from Pittsburgh'' * 1931 : '' Monerías'' * 1931 : ''

Rough Seas Rough may refer to: * Roughness (disambiguation) * Rough (golf), the area outside the fairway on a golf course Geography * Rough (facility), former gas field now gas storage facility, off the Yorkshire coast of England People * Alan Rough (born 1 ...

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One of the Smiths 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

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The Panic Is On ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

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Skip the Maloo! Skip or Skips may refer to: Acronyms * SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene * Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol * SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aiding ...

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What a Bozo! What or WHAT may refer to: * What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb * "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism Film and television * ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava * '' What ...

'' * 1932 : '' Helpmates'' * 1932 : ''

'' * 1932 : '' The Chimp'' * 1932 : '' County Hospital'' * 1932 : ''

Young Ironsides Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

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Girl Grief A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.c ...

'' * 1932 : '' Now We'll Tell One'' * 1932 : ''

Mr. Bride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba. It was serialized in ''Kiss'' from February 2019 to August 2023, with its individual chapters collected into ten volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from April to J ...

'' * 1933 : '' Twice Two'' * 1933 : '' Twin Screws'' * 1934 : '' Mixed Nuts'' * 1934 : ''

A Duke for a Day A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

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Benny from Panama Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard. People Bennie Given name *Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine offi ...

'' * 1934 : '' Washee Ironee'' * 1934 : '' Opened by Mistake'' * 1935 : '' Treasure Blues'' * 1935 : '' Sing, Sister, Sing'' * 1935 : '' The Tin Man'' * 1935 : ''

The Misses Stooge ''The Misses Stooge'' is a 1935 American comedy short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Hal Roach and directed by James Parrott, and starring Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly. It is the 16th entry in the series. Cast * Thelma Todd as Th ...

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* 1925 : '' Chasing the Chaser'' * 1925 : ''

Unfriendly Enemies Friendly may refer to: Places * Friendly, West Yorkshire, a settlement in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England * Friendly, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States * Friendly, Eugene, Oregon, a neighborhood in the United States * ...

'' * 1925 : '' Laughing Ladies'' * 1926 : ''

Your Husband's Past In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...

'' * 1926 : '' Wandering Papas'' * 1926 : '' Say It with Babies'' * 1926 : '' Never Too Old'' * 1926 : '' Along Came Auntie'' * 1926 : '' Should Husbands Pay?'' * 1926 : ''

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes ''Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes'' is an American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and Stan Laurel, starring James Finlayson, Ted Healy, Charlotte Mineau, and Helene Chadwick. It was released by Pathé Exchange on October 3, 1926. ...

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Get 'Em Young ''Get 'Em Young'' is a 1926 American short comedy film starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Harry Myers as Orvid Joy * Eugenia Gilbert as The girl * Stan Laurel as Summers, the butler * Max Davidson as Isaac Goldberg, a lawyer * Charlotte Mineau as ...

'' * 1926 : '' On the Front Page'' * 1928 : ''

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'' * 1937 : '' Way Out West'' * 1938 : ''

Swiss Miss Swiss Miss is a brand name for cocoa powder and pudding products invented by Charles Sanna (1917–2019) and sold by American food company Conagra Brands. History In the 1950s, the company sold its original hot cocoa Hot chocolate, also k ...

'' * 1938 : '' Block-Heads''

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James "Paul" Parrott: The Other Parrott Brother
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parrott, James Hal Roach Studios actors Parrot, James Vaudeville performers 1897 births 1939 deaths Silent film comedians Male actors from Baltimore Film directors from Maryland 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) American male film actors American male comedy actors 20th-century American comedians Comedians from California