Birthname: Joseph Evans Brown
| Sign | Leo |
| Born |
Jul 28, 1892
Holgate, OH |
| Died |
Jul 6, 1973
Brentwood, CA |
| Age | Died at 80 |
| Final Resting Place Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Glendale) | |
Joe E. Brown |
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| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1928-1964 |
| Top Roles | Frank X. Farrell, Osgood Fielding III, Stationmaster, Flute, the Bellows, Eddie Hall |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Musical, Adventure, Action, Sports |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Gangsters, Screwball Comedy, Book-Based, Gambling |
| Top Collaborators | Frank McHugh, Lloyd Bacon (Director), Mickey Rooney, George Chandler, Tom Kennedy, Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, Jane Wyman |
| Also Born on July 28 | |
| Also Born in 1892 | |
| Also Born in Ohio | |
| Also a Leo | |
Joe E. Brown Overview:
Legendary character actor, Joe E. Brown, was born Joseph Evans Brown on Jul 28, 1892 in Holgate, OH. Brown died at the age of 80 on Jul 6, 1973 in Brentwood, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Glendale) in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Ever-smiling, slick-haired American comedian said to have had the widest mouth in show business. He had long experience in vaudeville dating back to the age of nine, when he began as a boy acrobat. In films, he usually played the innocent abroad and remained very popular from the beginning of sound to the early forties. In his case more than most, his face was his fortune. The "E" stood for Evans. Died following a stroke. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Joe E. Brown's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #27 on Mar 5, 1936. Brown was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Joe E. Brown Quotes:
Larry Burke:
Every time I try to make a date, one of your planets gets a stomach ache. I'm sick of it.
Dustin Willoughby: So are the planets.
Dustin Willoughby: So are the planets.
— From: When's Your Birthday?
Diane Basscombe:
[noticing his black eye] Why, what happened to your eye?
Dustin Willoughby: [casually] Oh, forgetfulness.
Diane Basscombe: Forgetfulness?
Dustin Willoughby: I forgot to duck.
Dustin Willoughby: [casually] Oh, forgetfulness.
Diane Basscombe: Forgetfulness?
Dustin Willoughby: I forgot to duck.
— From: When's Your Birthday?
Osgood:
You know, I've always been *fascinated* by show business.
Daphne: Is that so?
Osgood: Yes. As a matter of fact it's cost my family quite a bit of money.
Daphne: Oh, you invest in shows?
Osgood: Showgirls. I've been married seven or eight times.
Daphne: You're not sure?
Osgood: Mama is keeping score.
Daphne: Is that so?
Osgood: Yes. As a matter of fact it's cost my family quite a bit of money.
Daphne: Oh, you invest in shows?
Osgood: Showgirls. I've been married seven or eight times.
Daphne: You're not sure?
Osgood: Mama is keeping score.
— From: Some Like It Hot
Jerry: But you don't understand, Osgood!
[Pulls off his wig]
Jerry: Ohh... I'm a man!
Osgood: Nobody's perfect!
See more quotes from Joe E. Brown...[Pulls off his wig]
Jerry: Ohh... I'm a man!
Osgood: Nobody's perfect!
— From: Some Like It Hot
Joe E. Brown Facts
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His sons were both UCLA athletes.
Joe E. Brown's son Joe L. Brown became a baseball executive and is best known for being the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates during the period when they won the World Series in 1960.
The cartoon character Peter Potamus was modeled after Brown.
In December 1939, his daughter Kathryn suffered a skull fracture when she was thrown from a horse. Three days later, Brown was in a car accident in where his car rolled over several times and fell down a 35 foot embankment. He ended up breaking his back and collapsing a lung. His heart stopped during surgery and he was clinically dead for 40 seconds.
When his oldest son was born, Brown got sick and passed out in the delivery room.