Bud Abbott (1895 - 1974)

American actor, producer and comedian.

* October 2, 1895 Ashbury Park, New Jersey, USA
 as William Alexander Abbott
 April 24, 1974 Woodland Hills, California, USA



Books on Bud Abbott

Scott Allen Nollen
Abbott and Costello on the home front, A critical study of the wartime films
Jefferson, N.C., 2009

Stephen Cox and John Lofflin The Abbott & Costello story Stephen Cox and John Lofflin
The Abbott & Costello story
Nashville, Tenn., 1997

Stephen Cox and John Lofflin The official Abbott & Costello scrapbook Stephen Cox and John Lofflin
The official Abbott & Costello scrapbook
Chicago, Ill., 1990

Jim Mulholland The Abbott and Costello Book Jim Mulholland
The Abbott and Costello Book, The frenetic antics and unforgettable film triumphs of the kings of fun!
New York, 1975

Richard J. Anobile (ed.) Who's on First? Richard J. Anobile (ed.)
Who's on First?, Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of Abbott & Costello
New York, NY, 1972

Books with substantial mentioning of Bud Abbott

Sean Griffin (ed.)
What dreams were made of, Movie stars of the 1940s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2010

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Jeffrey Robinson Teamwork Jeffrey Robinson
Teamwork, The Cinema
London/New York, 1982

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Books with an entry on Bud Abbott

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Erster Band. A-C
Berlin, 2001

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Articles on Bud Abbott

Rob Fraser, Duo Respect, in: Empire, nr. 208, 2006 pp. 159

Jeffrey Elliot, Abbott and Costello, An Interview with Bob Thomas, in: Films in Review, vol. 30, 1979 pp. 209-218