Bobby Clark (comedian)

Bobby Clark (comedian)

Bobby Clark (June 16, 1888, Springfield, Ohio - February 12, 1960, New York City) was a minstrel, vaudevillian, performer on stage, film, television and the circus.

He was known for his painted-on eyeglasses. Clark may be best thought of as a clown. In the early years, 36 years in all, Clark teamed up with classmate Paul McCullough. Clark & McCullough performed together until McCullough's suicide in March 1936. In 1939 Clark appeared on Broadway in "The Streets of Paris", sharing the stage with a new comedy act: Abbott & Costello.

Clark appeared on television during the 1950-51 television season, in the 8-to-9 PM Sunday night time slot of The Colgate Comedy Hour; however, Clark's four episodes, were among those sponsored by Frigidaire and titled simply The Comedy Hour.

elected filmography

* Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931)
* The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

External links

*imdb|0163714|Bobby Clark
* [http://www.aaronneathery.com/film/CaM/cmcindex.htm "Laugh With Clark and McCullough"]


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