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Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) 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.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous. 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.
- July 16, 1889
- October 8, 1928
Oct 8, 2015 · Lawrence Semon was probably born on February 9, 1889, in West Point, Mississippi, where his father, Zerubavel Semon, a traveling magician, was then appearing. Zerubavel, who went by Professor Zera or Zera the Great, was also the son of a magician, Emanuel Seaman, a Jew who had emigrated from Amsterdam to the United States in 1824.
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Larry Semon. 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.
- January 1, 1
- West Point, Mississippi, USA
- January 1, 1
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Lawrence Semon was born in 1889 in West Point, Mississippi, as the son of magician/ventriloquist Zera the Great and his female assistant. His parents were poor and often had to invest in their own equipment and building their own stages.
Semon was born in 1889 in Texas, United States. He began his career as a vaudeville performer, and eventually transitioned to the film industry. In the early 1920s, he began working as a director, producer, and actor for Vitagraph Studios, where he made a number of popular comedies.
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.
