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Bud Abbott
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Alexander Abbott, William Alexander "Bud" Abbott, William Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Abbott and Costello Towerpack
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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
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1897
- Active to
- 1974
Member of
- Abbott and Costello1935–1957
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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
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· 2016 · cited 11,443x
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· 1925 · cited 10,861x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,084x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,740x
- Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) and Their Applications
· 2014 · cited 6,653x
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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 )
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Bud Abbott in a crop from a promotional photograph for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein in 1948.png
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Bud Abbott
- date of birth
- 1895-10-02
- date of death
- 1974-04-24
- birth name
- William Alexander Abbott
- nickname
- Bud Abbott
- name in native language
- Bud Abbott
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- end of work period
- 1968-00-00
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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