Jefferson De Angelis
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Jefferson De Angelis born Thomas Jefferson De Angelis in San Francisco was a 19th-20th century stage actor who specialized in comedy and acrobatic clowning and who achieved fame in Vaudeville
and on Broadway. He was also a stage director and producer. He began in Baltimore at age 10. Near the end of his life he appeared in the hit 1927 Broadway play The Royal Family by Edna Ferber
. He sporadically appeared n silent films, mostly shorts. De Angelis wrote his autobiography in 1931 titled A Vagabond Trouper with Alvin E. Harlow.
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
and on Broadway. He was also a stage director and producer. He began in Baltimore at age 10. Near the end of his life he appeared in the hit 1927 Broadway play The Royal Family by Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big , Show Boat , and Giant .-Early years:Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...
. He sporadically appeared n silent films, mostly shorts. De Angelis wrote his autobiography in 1931 titled A Vagabond Trouper with Alvin E. Harlow.