Bud Abbott
Sign in to saveAmerican actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895-10-02
- Died
- 1974-04-24
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Abbott and Costello Towerpack
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Known for
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
- The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? — Self (archive footage)2011
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes — Self (archive footage)2011
- Behind the Burly Q — Self (archive footage)2010
- Studio 42 with Bob Costas — Self (archive footage)2009
- Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge — Self (archive footage)2008
- Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 22007
- Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 12007
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed — Self (archive footage)2000
- The Many Faces of Dracula — Chick Young (archive footage)2000
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 71
William Alexander “Bud” Abbott Early years Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey into a show business family. His parents worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus: his mother, Rae Fisher, was a bareback rider and his father, Harry, was an advance man. He dropped out of school as a child and began working at Coney Island. When Bud was 16, his father, now an employee of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel, installed him in the box office of the Casino Theater in Brooklyn. <a href="https://www.last.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,371x
- A Method of Computing the Effectiveness of an Insecticide
· 1925 · cited 10,807x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,035x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,723x
- The System of Professions
· 1988 · cited 6,599x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Alexander Abbott , October 2, 1897, Asbury Park, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- April 24, 1974 (1974-04-24) (aged 76), Woodland Hills, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Comedian actor producer
- Years active
- 1924–1968
- Spouse
- Betty Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 2 October 1895
- Died
- 24 April 1974
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Abbott and Costello
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Asbury Park
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
Early life