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| Born | Elmer Goodfellow Brendle March 25, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1964 (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. S. |
Elmer Goodfellow Brendle a. k. a. El Brendel (March 25, 1890 - April 9, 1964) was a vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect schtick as a Swedish immigrant. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical Just Imagine (1930), produced by Fox Film Corporation. Just Imagine is a humorous science-fiction movie musical presented by Fox Film Corporation in 1930, directed by David Butler, to console His screen name was pronounced "El Bren-DEL. "
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an Irish mother and German immigrant father, Brendle, unlike his stage and film character, was not Swedish. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He spoke standard American English without a trace of any other accent, yet entered vaudeville in 1913 as a German dialect comedian. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Because of the anti-German sentiment brought about by the onset of World War I, Brendel developed a new character, one he would portray on stage and in films for the rest of his career: a good-natured, simple Swede, often called "Oley," "Ole," or "Ollie. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All " During the 1910s and early 1920s, he appeared with his wife, vaudeville star Flo Bert, doing a married-couple routine. It was during this period that he coined his trademark lines, "Yee vizz!" and "Yumpin' yiminy!"
In 1926, he signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation and appeared in almost every major production there for the next few years, most memorably as the comic relief in Wings (1927) with Clara Bow and Buddy Rogers, a film which won the first Academy Award for Outstanding Production (an award that is comparable to today's Best Picture Oscar. Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Buddy Rogers may refer to Charles Rogers (actor (1904-1999 aka "Buddy" Rogers American actor and jazz musician Buddy Rogers (wrestler "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working ) Brendel played the character Herman Schwimpf, a German-American whose patriotism is at first questioned when he volunteers for service in the U.S. Signal Corps.
Four years later, Brendel's star had risen at the studio, largely in part due to the advent of sound. His "simple Swede" character now had a voice, and his malaprop-ridden dialogue gave his character new appeal. A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism) is the substitution of an incorrect word for a word with a similar sound usually to comic effect He was featured in the boisterous "Quirt and Flagg" military comedies with Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen. Edmund Dantes Lowe ( March 3, 1890 - April 21, 1971) was an American actor Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen ( December 10, 1886 - November 7, 1959) was an Academy Award winning English After finishing production of Sunny Side Up with Janet Gaynor, Brendel was the star comedian in The New Movietone Follies of 1930, The Big Trail with John Wayne, and the Gershwin musical Delicious with Gaynor, which introduced the song "New York Rhapsody" and featured Brendel's rendition of "Blah Blah Blah". Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. The Big Trail ( 1930) is a lavish early Widescreen movie shot on location across the American West starring John Wayne in his first George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Delicious ( 1931) is a Gershwin musical Romantic comedy film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, directed In 1931 Brendel starred in Just Imagine, a science fiction musical directed by David Butler. Just Imagine is a humorous science-fiction movie musical presented by Fox Film Corporation in 1930, directed by David Butler, to console David Butler may refer to David Butler (Nebraska (1829&ndash1891 American politician who between 1867 and 1871 served as Nebraska's first governor Later that same year he created the dual roles of Mr. Lemon and Silent McGee in the comedy Mr. Lemon of Orange. Mr Lemon of Orange is a 1931 comedy starring El Brendel and Fifi D'Orsay. While Mr. Lemon of Orange was publicized by Fox as Brendel's first starring role, that distinction is more accurately given to Just Imagine which was released five months earlier. Just Imagine is a humorous science-fiction movie musical presented by Fox Film Corporation in 1930, directed by David Butler, to console Brendel was the most popular comedian in America at the time, according to author Richard Barrios.
Despite the positive public reception of Just Imagine and Mr. Lemon of Orange, it was judged that Brendel could not carry an expensive film. He continued to play leads in B-pictures, but served in more prestigious fare mainly in supporting roles, mostly with his trademark Swedish accent. In 1933, he left Fox and had a brief tenure at Warner Bros. Studios, and for the next few years, was a freelance actor. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and He returned to Fox in 1938, appearing with Shirley Temple in Little Miss Broadway. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Little Miss Broadway ( 1938) is a 20th Century Fox musical comedy Feature film starring Shirley Temple in
In 1936, El Brendel made his debut at Columbia Pictures in a pair of two-reel comedies; producer Jules White liked Brendel's act and hired him for a series in 1941. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Jules White born Jules Weiss ( 17 September 1900 - 30 April 1985) was a movie director and producer Brendel was a popular attraction in short subjects (Columbia billed him as "America's Swede-Heart!") and he was often paired with other well-known comedians, including Shemp Howard, Harry Langdon, Tom Kennedy, and Monty Collins. Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Harry L Langdon ( June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American Comedian who appeared in Vaudeville, Monte Collins, also known as Monty Collins (December 3 1898 &ndashdied June 1 1951 was an American film actor and Screenwriter. Brendel also starred in feature films for the independent PRC studio.
When his PRC and Columbia work ran out in 1945, Brendel went back to vaudeville, returning to the screen only occasionally. During the 1950s, he shared a brief revival with his wife, Flo Bert, on television variety shows, including You Asked For It with Art Baker. You Asked For It is a popular human-interest show created and hosted by Art Baker. Art Baker ( January 7, 1898 – August 26, 1966) was a film television and radio actor of the 1930s 1940s 1950s and 1960s His last film was Laffing Time (1959), a featherweight, sitcom-styled comedy. Producer Edward Finney took the leading role, with singing star Gloria Jean as the feminine lead, and Mr. Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover on April 14, 1926 in Buffalo New York) is an American Singer and actress and Mrs. Brendel as neighbors. Brendel also recorded narration for a proposed children's-television project; some of this footage appears in Finney's feature film Tobo the Happy Clown.
El Brendel died of a heart attack on April 9, 1964. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He is interred next to his wife, Flo, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
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- Slide, Anthony. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Eccentrics of Comedy (1998)
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| NAME | Brendel, El |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brendle, Elmer Goodfellow |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1890-3-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1964-4-9 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hollywood, California, U. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. |
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