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Born in West Point, Mississippi on February 9, 1889, Semon was the son of a travelling Jewish vaudeville magician Zera Semon, who billed himself as "Zera the Great".
Larry Semon. Director: The Show. Slapstick comedian known for his charming, white-painted face and clownish smile, mugged his way to being a very highly paid and popular actor. His career was marred by personal problems, and his fortune was lost to high spending.
Larry Semon. Director: The Show. Slapstick comedian known for his charming, white-painted face and clownish smile, mugged his way to being a very highly paid and popular actor. His career was marred by personal problems, and his fortune was lost to high spending.
Nov 29, 2015 · Semon literally worked himself to death, dying in 1928 after about two months of convalescence, a body worn down by over-work, stress and failure. He was still a...
American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics.
Larry Semon (1889-1928) was an American actor, comedian, director, and producer during the silent film era. He was best known for his work in the 1920s, when he appeared in a number of successful films, including "The Wizard of Oz" (1925), "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1924), and "The Knickerbocker Buckaroo" (1924).
Nov 3, 2015 · Prior to his premature death from tuberculosis in 1928, Larry Semon was one of the most popular comics on the silent screen. For a time he rivaled comedy legends Charlie...
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 16 July 1889, Lawrence “Larry” Semon rose to considerable fame as a silent film actor and director during the 1920s. While today his movies are difficult to find and his name has been virtually erased from American film history, during the early years of cinema he rivaled Charlie Chaplin in […]
Lawrence "Larry" Semon was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they started working together.
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