Joe E. Brown (1892 - 1973)

American actor and comedian famous in the 30s and 40s. Known for his role in Some Like It Hot in his later career.

* July 28, 1892 Holgate, Ohio, USA
 as Joseph Evans Brown
 July 6, 1973 Brentwood, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, July 1930
Filmwelt, nr. 16, 19. April 1931
Photoplay, August 1931

Photoplay, August 1931
Photoplay, November 1931
Photoplay, December 1931

Photoplay, March 1932
Photoplay, November 1932
Photoplay, November 1932

Photoplay, November 1932
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Photoplay, December 1932

Photoplay, December 1932
Photoplay, January 1933
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Photoplay, January 1936
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Photoplay, March 1936
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Books by Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown wih Ralph Hancock
Laughter is a Wonderful Thing
New York, 1956

Books on Joe E. Brown

Wes D. Gehring Joe E. Brown Wes D. Gehring
Joe E. Brown, Film Comedian And Baseball Buffoon
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2006

Books with substantial mentioning of Joe E. Brown

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

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 Joe E. Brown

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

Stanley Appelbaum and James Camner (editors) Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs Stanley Appelbaum and James Camner (editors)
Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs, 361 Portraits from the 1860s to 1950
New York, 1981

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

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Books with photograph(s) of Joe E. Brown

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978