Harry Gribbon

Harry Gribbon

Silk Hat Harry

Born June 8, 1885· New York City, New York, USA

† Died July 28, 1961

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A product of New York City’s bustling vaudeville circuit, Harry Gribbon honed his comic craft on the Keith, Orpheum and Pantages stages before becoming a leading man in the 1913 Ziegfeld Follies. His theatrical résumé soon encompassed roughly two hundred productions, ranging from “Buster Brown” to “The Red Widow,” and caught the attention of Mack Sennett, who ushered him into silent-film comedy. G…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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