George LeMaire explained

George LeMaire (born Meyer Goldstick;^[1] December 22, 1884  - January 20, 1930) was an American vaudeville comedian^[2] who appears in several films and worked as a director and producer for Pathé.^[3] He was a "veteran straight man" who worked in comedy duos.^{[1] [4]} His comedy partners included Eddie Cantor, Joe Phillips,^[5] and Louis Simon.^[6]

On January 20, 1930, he died from a heart attack.^[7]

Rufus LeMaire was his brother.

Theater

• The Dream Girl (operetta), as William Addison
• Ziegfeld Follies of 1919^[8]
• George LeMaire's Broadway Brevities (1920)^{[9] [10]}
• George White's Scandals of 1922^[10]

Filmography

• Blockade (1928 film), writer
• Taxi 13 (1928), dialogue writer
• At the Dentist's (1929)
• Dancing Around (1929)
• The Plumbers Are Coming (1929)
• What A Day!^[6] (1929)
• Barber's College (1930)
• A Tight Squeeze (1930)^[11]
• The New Waiter (1930), a George LeMaire Comedy^[12]
• The Seventh Commandment (1932)

Notes and References

1. Book: Weinstein, David. The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics. November 7, 2017. Brandeis University Press. 9781512601343. Google Books.
2. Web site: Vaudeville Times. February 22, 2004. American Museum of Vaudeville. Google Books.
3. Web site: DVD Release: Found at "Mostly Lost" ~ Anthony Balducci's Journal. May 3, 2016.
4. Web site: travsd . George LeMaire – (Travalanche) . Travsd.wordpress.com . 2014-12-22 . 2020-02-23.
5. Book: Slide, Anthony. The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. March 12, 2012. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781617032509. Google Books.
6. Book: Bradley, Edwin M.. The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. June 14, 2015. McFarland. 9781476606842. Google Books.
7. Book: Ward, Richard Lewis. When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. June 2, 2016. SIU Press. 9780809334971. Google Books.
8. Book: Magee, Jeffrey. Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater. April 6, 2012. Oxford University Press. 9780199911639. Google Books.
9. Web site: The Judge. February 22, 1920. Judge Publishing Company. Google Books.
10. Book: Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than ... - Thomas S. Hischak - Google Books . 22 April 2009. 9780786453092 . 2020-02-23. Hischak . Thomas S. .
11. Web site: Exhibitors Herald World. February 22, 1930. Quigley Publishing Company. Google Books.
12. Web site: International Motion Picture Almanac - Google Books . 1936 . 2020-02-23.