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Cal Stewart

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American comedian

Person · Open Library

Born
1856
Died
1919
Works
4

Top works

  • Uncle Josh Weathersby's Punkin Centre stories
  • Uncle Josh Weatherby's "Punkin Centre" stories
  • Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre stories
  • Uncle Josh\'s Punkin Centre Stories

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1945-01-10
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,257
Total plays
6,650

Tags

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Cal Stewart (1856-1919) was a pioneer in vaudeville and early sound recordings. He is best remembered for his comic monologues in which he played "Uncle Josh" Weathersby, a resident of a mythical New England farming town called "Punkin Center." Born in Charlotte County, Virginia in 1856, Stewart spent his early life working in circuses, medicine shows and vaudeville to great acclaim as "Uncle Josh Weathersby from Way Down East". It was on the road that he befriended Mark Twain and later Will Ro

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Stewart
Gender
male
Place of birth
Charlotte County
Occupation
comedian
Record label
Edison Records
Image
Stewart LCCN2014709335.jpg
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Commons category
Cal Stewart
date of death
1919-12-07
date of birth
1856-00-00
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Available in 3 languages

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