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Julius Tannen (May 16, 1880 – January 3, 1965) was an American monologist in vaudeville. He was known to stage audiences for his witty improvisations and creative word games. He had a successful career as a character actor in films, appearing in over 50 films in his 25-year film career.
Julius Tannen. Actor: Stowaway. Julius Tannen was one of the first vaudeville stand-up comedians. He never used props, sets, costumes or stooges. He just put on his hat, walked on stage, took it off, and did his monologue, then put his hat on again and walked off.
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Julius Tannen. Actor: Stowaway. Julius Tannen was one of the first vaudeville stand-up comedians. He never used props, sets, costumes or stooges. He just put on his hat, walked on stage, took it off, and did his monologue, then put his hat on again and walked off.
- May 16, 1880
- January 3, 1965
Julius Tannen was one of the first vaudeville stand-up comedians. He never used props, sets, costumes or stooges. He just put on his hat, walked on stage, took it off, and did his monologue, then put his hat on again and walked off.
When vaudeville stopped offering performing opportunities, Julius Tannen, like so many others, turned to Hollywood. His new career as a character actor would last 25 years and he would appear in over 50 films (some uncredited, as was his first film, a bit part in 1935's Stranded.) But by the 1940s director Preston Sturges had made Tannen
Julius Tannen was a comedian – or monologist, as those of his era were known – who had a long and successful career in vaudeville. Background. Tannen was born in 1880, and never intended to become a performer. Career. He was known to stage audiences (and respected by other monologists) for his witty improvisations and creative word games.
Born in Chicago and raised in a Jewish orphanage in Rochester, NY, Julius Tannen became one of the most celebrated and successful theatrical performers of his day, in a career that took him from the vaudeville stage into some of the most important movies ever made, and on to television before a return to the stage in his twilight years.
