William Frawley

🎂 Data nașterii: 1887-02-25 (Burlington, Iowa, USA)

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 Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

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Blondie in Society

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Hero

Lady on a Train

The Fighting Seabees

Roberta

The Princess Comes Across

The Lemon Drop Kid

Miracolul de pe Strada 34-a

Red Light

Welcome Home

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Flame of Barbary Coast

Rancho Notorious

One Night in the Tropics

Rhubarb

The Babe Ruth Story

Gentleman Jim

Rose of Washington Square

Mad About Music

Footsteps in the Dark

The Crime Doctor

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

The Inner Circle

Rose Bowl

Professor Beware

Whistling in Brooklyn

Double or Nothing

Something to Sing About

Roxie Hart

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Desire

The Virginian

Mother Wore Tights

Moonlight and Pretzels

Rhythm on the River

Golden Gloves

Strike Me Pink

The Dirty Look

Alibi Ike

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Safe at Home!

Here Is My Heart

Pretty Baby

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

Ventriloquist

Bolero

Chicken Every Sunday

Blossoms On Broadway

Shoot the Works

Moonlight in Havana

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Sons of the Legion

The Witching Hour

Three Married Men

College Scandal

Dancing on a Dime

Car 99

We've Never Been Licked

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Hitchhike to Happiness

Wildcat

F-Man

The Bride Came C.O.D.

My Wild Irish Rose

Should Husbands Be Watched?

High, Wide and Handsome

Cracked Nuts

Down to Earth

Those Were the Days!

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Grand Jury Secrets

The Farmer's Daughter

Gangs Of The City

Untamed

Hell and High Water

Going My Way