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  • American Masters Vaudeville (Season 12, Episode 2)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Masters

Vaudeville (Season 12, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) is illustrated.
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Updated Nov 26, 1997

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Nov 26, 1997 (United States)

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Ben Vereen
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Bud Abbott
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Larry Adler
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Hadji Ali
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Gracie Allen
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Fred Astaire
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Ethel Barrymore
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Jack Benny
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Eubie Blake
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Ray Bolger
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Fanny Brice
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Brown Rich & Ball
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Teddy Brown
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Willie Bryant
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Joseph Buloff
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George Burns
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James Cagney
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Bob Callahan
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Eddie Cantor
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Yvonne Cartledge
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Chaz Chase
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Lou Costello
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James Cross
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Charles Dale
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Mercedes Delpino
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Sally Demay
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Joe Dorris
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The Duncan Sisters
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Rosetta Duncan
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Vivian Duncan
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Jimmy Durante
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Cliff Edwards
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Julian Eltinge
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Ruth Etting
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Frank Fay
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Benny Fields
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Lew Fields
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W.C. Fields
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The Five Racketeers
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Henry Ford
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Freehand & Love
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Trixie Friganza
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Joe Frisco
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Leo Fuchs
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Gallagher and Shean
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Judy Garland
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Mary Jane Gumm
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Virginia Gumm
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Eddie Hartman
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Bob Hope
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Chic Johnson
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Al Jolson
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Coralie Jr.
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Gus Keller
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Fuzzy Knight
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Fiorello LaGuardia
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Bert Lahr
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Gypsy Rose Lee
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Eddie Leonard
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Beatrice Lillie
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Moms Mabley
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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
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Chico Marx
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Groucho Marx
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Harpo Marx
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The Mayo Brothers
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Nina Mae McKinney
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Raquel Meller
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Maurice Millard
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Ming & Toy
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Mae Murray
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Hector Napier
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Harry Nesbitt
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Max Nesbitt
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Ole Olsen
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Eddie Peabody
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Jack Pepper
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Molly Picon
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The Ponce Sisters
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Eleanor Powell
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Eva Puck
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Harry Relph
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George Robey
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A. Robins
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Carson Robison
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Ginger Rogers
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Will Rogers
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Pat Rooney Jr.
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Pat Rooney
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Harry Rose
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Benny Ross
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Babe Ruth
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Charles 'Chic' Sale
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Joe Schenck
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Blossom Seeley
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Al Shean
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Joe Smith
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Maxine Stone
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Shirley Temple
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Toy
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Toy and Wing
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Rudy Vallee
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Gus Van
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Gus Visser
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Ethel Waters
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Joe Weber
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Frances White
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Sammy White
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Bert Williams
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Wilson Keppel and Betty
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Eunice Wilson
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Walter Winchell
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Wing
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Ho Li Wun
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Zeb Carver and His Cousins
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Yetta Zwerling
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