George LeMaire

George LeMaire, born Meyer Goldstick,[1] was a vaudeville comedian[2] who appears in several films and worked as a director and producer for Pathé before his death in 1930.[3][4] He was a "veteran straght man" who worked in comedy duos.[5][6] His comedy partners included Eddie Cantor, Joe Phillips,[7] and Louis Simon.[8]

Rufus LeMaire was his brother.

On January 20, 1930 he died from a heart attack.[3]

Theater

Filmography

  • Blockade (1928 film), writer
  • Taxi 13 (1928), dialogue writer
  • At the Dentist's (1929)
  • Dancing Around (1929)
  • The Plumbers Are Coming (1929)
  • What A Day![8] (1929)
  • Barber's College (1930)
  • A Tight Squeeze (1930)[12]
  • The New Waiter (1930), a George LeMaire Comedy[13]

References

  1. Weinstein, David (November 7, 2017). The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781512601343 via Google Books.
  2. "Vaudeville Times". American Museum of Vaudeville. February 22, 2004 via Google Books.
  3. Ward, Richard Lewis (June 2, 2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809334971 via Google Books.
  4. "DVD Release: Found at "Mostly Lost" ~ Anthony Balducci's Journal". May 3, 2016.
  5. Weinstein, David (November 7, 2017). The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781512601343 via Google Books.
  6. travsd (2014-12-22). "George LeMaire – (Travalanche)". Travsd.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  7. Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617032509 via Google Books.
  8. Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. ISBN 9781476606842 via Google Books.
  9. Magee, Jeffrey (April 6, 2012). Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199911639 via Google Books.
  10. "The Judge". Judge Publishing Company. February 22, 1920 via Google Books.
  11. Hischak, Thomas S. (22 April 2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than ... - Thomas S. Hischak - Google Books. ISBN 9780786453092. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  12. "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. February 22, 1930 via Google Books.
  13. "International Motion Picture Almanac - Google Books". 1936. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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