William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and...
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Blondie's Anniversary
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Blondie's Hero
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Lady on a Train
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Red Light
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One Night in the Tropics
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Rose of Washington Square
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
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Rose Bowl
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Whistling in Brooklyn
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Double or Nothing
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Something to Sing About
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Roxie Hart
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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Rhythm on the River
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Golden Gloves
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Strike Me Pink
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The Dirty Look
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The Lady Takes a Sailor
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Safe at Home!
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Here Is My Heart
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Pretty Baby
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady
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Ventriloquist
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Bolero
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Blossoms On Broadway
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Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
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Car 99
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Wildcat
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Cracked Nuts
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Kill the Umpire
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Sandy Gets Her Man
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The Yankee Doodler
Night Work
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Ex-Champ
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Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
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Ziegfeld Follies
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Opened by Mistake
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Hold 'Em Yale
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I Love Lucy Christmas Special
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
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The Lucy Show
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I Love Lucy
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
This Is Your Life
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Letter to Loretta
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The Ed Wynn Show
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The Bob Hope Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Gale Storm Show
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