Born October 8, 1889· New York City, New York, USA
† Died April 8, 1942
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Emerging from New York’s pioneering Edison studio, Housman honed his slap-stick skills as part of the early comedy duo “Waddy and Arty” and participated in the company’s experimental Kinetophone talkies, where he delivered spoken announcements and comic sketches. After a brief stint in the Naval Reserve during World War I, he returned to the screen, appearing in Fox comedy shorts by the mid-1920s…
