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Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville and circus performer, a writer, and a stage and film actor.
Charley Grapewin. Actor: The Wizard of Oz. This old codger film favorite, born in 1869 (some reports say 1875), got into the entertainment field at an early age, first as a circus performer (aerialist and trapeze artist).
Charley Grapewin. Actor: The Wizard of Oz. This old codger film favorite, born in 1869 (some reports say 1875), got into the entertainment field at an early age, first as a circus performer (aerialist and trapeze artist).
Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter ...
Charley Grapewin (20 December 1869 - 2 February 1956) was the actor who played Uncle Henry in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. (At a much younger age, he had appeared in the famous 1903 stage adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.)
Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville and circus performer. He was known for playing Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's The Wizard of Oz (1939), Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941), and California Joe in They Died With Their Boots On (1941). [1]
Birthday: Dec 20, 1869. Birthplace: Xenia, Ohio, USA. A celebrated vaudevillian at the top of the 20th century, Charley Grapewin traded the limelight for the quiet life until the Great Depression...
Dec 20, 2023 · In celebration of the birth of nationally known actor Charles Grapewin, who was born in Xenia on Dec. 20, 1869, we’re republishing this Dayton Daily News story from 1998 about Grapewin and his...
A celebrated vaudevillian at the top of the 20th century, Charley Grapewin traded the limelight for the quiet life until the Great Depression wiped out his savings, forcing the aging trouper back out onto the boards.
A celebrated vaudevillian at the top of the 20th century, Charley Grapewin traded the limelight for the quiet life until the Great Depression wiped out his savings, forcing the aging trouper back out onto the boards.
