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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. By the time he died, he'd already been hospitalized for a nervous breakdown and was penniless. He was 39 years old.
In scores of short films, Semon rivaled Charles Chaplin in comic popularity during the early 1920s. He directed The Wizard of Oz (1925), one of his very few feature-length films, in which he played the Scarecrow with Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man. He married his leading lady, Dorothy Dwan , who played Dorothy, just before the film's release. Unfortunately, it was not a success and effectively killed Semon's career, which was already on the skids. He died a few years later.Son of vaudeville comedian Zera the Great.The somewhat mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have lead some to believe that he faked his own demise.
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Larry Semon
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16 July 1889
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Date of Death: |
8 October 1928
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Biography: |
Slapstick comedian known for his charming, white-painted face and clownish smile, mugged h...more
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In scores of short films, Semon rivaled Charles Chaplin in comic popularity during the ear...more
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Down 15% in popularity this week.
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Awards: |
1 win.
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