| Occupation Actor Name Jed Prouty | Role Film actor Spouse Marion Murray (m. ?–1951) | |
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| Born April 6, 1879 (1879-04-06) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Years active 1910-1952 (including stage years before movies) Died May 10, 1956, New York City, New York, United States Resting place Westchester County, New York Movies The Broadway Melody, Too Busy to Work, Strangers May Kiss, Ella Cinders, His Brother's Wife Similar People Otto Brower, Harry Beaumont, Malcolm St Clair, George Fitzmaurice, Alfred E Green | ||
Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.
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Biography
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series. They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.
Partial filmography
(Films marked with a caret are Jones Family films)
References
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