George_LeMaire

George LeMaire

George LeMaire

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George LeMaire (born Meyer Goldstick;[1] December 22, 1884 – January 20, 1930) was an American vaudeville comedian[2] who appears in several films and worked as a director and producer for Pathé.[3][4] He was a "veteran straight man" who worked in comedy duos.[1][5] His comedy partners included Eddie Cantor, Joe Phillips,[6] and Louis Simon.[7]

On January 20, 1930, he died from a heart attack.[3]

Rufus LeMaire was his brother.

Theater

Filmography

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    Weinstein, David (November 7, 2017). The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781512601343 – via Google Books.
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    "Vaudeville Times". American Museum of Vaudeville. February 22, 2004 – via Google Books.
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    Ward, Richard Lewis (June 2, 2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809334971 – via Google Books.
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    Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617032509 – via Google Books.
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    Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. ISBN 9781476606842 – via Google Books.
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    Magee, Jeffrey (April 6, 2012). Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199911639 – via Google Books.
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    "The Judge". Judge Publishing Company. February 22, 1920 – via Google Books.
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    Hischak, Thomas S. (22 April 2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than ... - Thomas S. Hischak - Google Books. ISBN 9780786453092. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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    "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. February 22, 1930 – via Google Books.
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    "International Motion Picture Almanac - Google Books". 1936. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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