Joe E Brown is my great uncle. He was born in my great grand parents home on Randolph Street in Holgate Ohio. Hope someone cares about humanity as he did through laughter. Please read his two books you may have humility after that
The Masquers Club held a memorial tribute to Brother Joe E. Brown in 2017. His grandson attended. A great event! Brother Joe was our club president (Harlequin) and a very active member
Joe E. Brown has always made me smile & laugh... just feel-good! Many years ago my Dad took me to meet Mr Brown ... and he was a prince and so nice to me...a little kid! Dad bought his book, 'Laughter is a Wonderful' and Mr Brown signed it for me. That was around 1956. There was a genuine kindness that exuded from this man and his movies are gems to bring warmth and laughter into one's life. He is still an American treasure.
I grew up watching Joe's movies on TV. Then UA-cam introduced me to George Formby, who was like an English version of Joe E. Brown -- a brash but good hearted hick who persevered and won out in the end. Instead of athletic ability, Formby's gimmick was his virtuoso ukelele playing. Check him out!
I haven’t forgotten wheeler and woosley. I have most of their films. Besides 4 of them are on YT full length for free. Public domain I guess? Watch them often. In my book they are number 1. With the Marx brother close behind.😎
The one person..who helped to revive interest in Wheeler and Woolsey's and Joe E.Brown's film work is..film historian/author and lecturer:Leonard Maltin.
Arguably the funniest punch line in the history of film is uttered by Joe E. Brown at the end of Some Like It Hot. I remember seeing the film for the first time as a teenager shortly after it first came out (1960?) in a packed theatre and the audience literally falling apart with laughter.
Petra Donovan I was an usher in the Lowe’s State theatre where it played. It was their for several months. Maybe 6 months. I must have seen the film a few hundred times. I knew almost all the lines.😎
Baseball Reference credits Joe E. Brown with 1 appearance as a relief pitcher with the Mission Reds of the Pacific Coast League in 1935, retiring the only batter he faced.
Hacim Segdoh The early Marx Bros. now classic Paramount pictures (1929-1933) did not make much money. It was only after Thalberg convinced them to come to MGM to make A Night at the Opera that they reached great popular financial success. In the early 30s Wheeler and Woolsey were much more popular with general audiences.
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Joe E Brown is my great uncle. He was born in my great grand parents home on Randolph Street in Holgate Ohio. Hope someone cares about humanity as he did through laughter. Please read his two books you may have humility after that
The Masquers Club held a memorial tribute to Brother Joe E. Brown in 2017. His grandson attended. A great event! Brother Joe was our club president (Harlequin) and a very active member
In studying old newspapers and books I found out that Wheeler and Woolsey were the most popular comedy team of the 30s.
Joe E. Brown has always made me smile & laugh... just feel-good! Many years ago my Dad took me to meet Mr Brown ... and he was a prince and so nice to me...a little kid! Dad bought his book, 'Laughter is a Wonderful' and Mr Brown signed it for me. That was around 1956. There was a genuine kindness that exuded from this man and his movies are gems to bring warmth and laughter into one's life. He is still an American treasure.
I grew up watching Joe's movies on TV. Then UA-cam introduced me to George Formby, who was like an English version of Joe E. Brown -- a brash but good hearted hick who persevered and won out in the end. Instead of athletic ability, Formby's gimmick was his virtuoso ukelele playing. Check him out!
I haven’t forgotten wheeler and woosley. I have most of their films.
Besides 4 of them are on YT full length for free. Public domain I guess?
Watch them often. In my book they are number 1.
With the Marx brother close behind.😎
The one person..who helped to revive interest in Wheeler and Woolsey's and Joe E.Brown's film work is..film historian/author and lecturer:Leonard Maltin.
Arguably the funniest punch line in the history of film is uttered by Joe E. Brown at the end of Some Like It Hot. I remember seeing the film for the first time as a teenager shortly after it first came out (1960?) in a packed theatre and the audience literally falling apart with laughter.
Petra Donovan I was an usher in the Lowe’s State theatre where it played.
It was their for several months. Maybe 6 months.
I must have seen the film a few hundred times. I knew almost all the lines.😎
Petra Donovan that last line by Joey brown had the audience roaring with laughter.
Great way to end a movie.😎
@@Jimfromearthoo7 Absolutely great way to end a movie!One of the best!!
Some Like It Hot came out in 1959.
Joe E. Brown's son Joe L. was general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955-1976, and built then into one of the best teams in baseball.
Baseball Reference credits Joe E. Brown with 1 appearance as a relief pitcher with the Mission Reds of the Pacific Coast League in 1935, retiring the only batter he faced.
I live in the town Joe.e brown was born and we have a street dedicated to him. of course its Joe.E Brown Str
Nice!!
This video would e great if it wasn't so wrong about fields and the Marx brothers
Hacim Segdoh The early Marx Bros. now classic Paramount pictures (1929-1933) did not make much money. It was only after Thalberg convinced them to come to MGM to make A Night at the Opera that they reached great popular financial success. In the early 30s Wheeler and Woolsey were much more popular with general audiences.
Sounds like Bill St. James talking to me.