Born into a sixth-generation circus family, Ann Codee began performing as a child, becoming a circus star by ten and appearing in a Circus Days show at New York’s Hippodrome in 1908. After marrying actor Frank Orth around 1911, the duo toured American vaudeville as Codee and Orth, later given a French-styled spelling by Jacob J. Shubert. Their film debut arrived in 1929 with shorts, after which Co…
