Bobby Vernon

Bobby Vernon

Bobby Vernon (Sylvian Des Jardins) March 9, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois - 28 June 1939 in Hollywood, California) was a talented comic actor during the silent era, who became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W.C. Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived.

Life and career

Comedian and romantic lead, he appeared in numerous silent films. Vernon was the son of noted actress Dorothy Vernon, and he first appeared on-stage when he was only eleven years old. Five years later, he was appearing in Universal's "Joker" comedies. He began starring in Keystone romantic comedies opposite Gloria Swanson in 1915, and in Al Christie romantic comedies in 1917. Vernon enjoyed popularity until the dawn of talkies.

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*ibdb name|id=63216|name= Bobby Vernon
*imdb name|id=0894644|name= Bobby Vernon
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5832579 Bobby Vernon Memorial] at Find A Grave


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