American Masters (TV Series)
Vaudeville (1997)
Full Cast & Crew
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Greg Palmer | ... | (writer) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Ben Vereen | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bud Abbott | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello) | |
| George Abbott | ... | Self | |
| Larry Adler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Hadji Ali | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Gracie Allen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Morey Amsterdam | ... | Self | |
| Fred Astaire | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Carl Ballantine | ... | Self | |
| Ethel Barrymore | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Billy Barty | ... | Self | |
| Jack Benny | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Milton Berle | ... | Self | |
| Eubie Blake | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ray Bolger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Fanny Brice | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Brown Rich & Ball | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
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Teddy Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Willie Bryant | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph Buloff | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Josef Buloff) | |
| George Burns | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| James Cagney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Callahan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Eddie Cantor | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Violet Carlson | ... | Self | |
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Yvonne Cartledge | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Napier & Yvonne) |
| Chaz Chase | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Iron Eyes Cody | ... | Self | |
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Bobby Coltman | ... | Self |
| Lou Costello | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello) | |
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James Cross | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Stump) |
| Charles Dale | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Smith & Dale) | |
| Mercedes Delpino | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Mercedes) | |
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Sally Demay | ... | Self (as Sally DeMay) |
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Joe Dorris | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Joe Doris) |
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The Duncan Sisters | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Rosetta Duncan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Vivian Duncan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmy Durante | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Cliff Edwards | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Julian Eltinge | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ruth Etting | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Frank Fay | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Joey Faye | ... | Self |
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Benny Fields | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Lew Fields | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| W.C. Fields | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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The Five Racketeers | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Henry Ford | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Freehand & Love | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Trixie Friganza | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joe Frisco | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Leo Fuchs | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Gallagher and Shean | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Judy Garland | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Morton Gould | ... | Self | |
| Mary Jane Gumm | ... | Self (archive footage) (as The Gumm Sisters) | |
| Virginia Gumm | ... | Self (archive footage) (as The Gumm Sisters) | |
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Eddie Hartman | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Stumpy) |
| June Havoc | ... | Self | |
| Hildegarde | ... | Self | |
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Al Hirschfeld | ... | Self |
| Bob Hope | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Self | |
| Chic Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Johnson & Olson) | |
| Al Jolson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Coralie Jr. | ... | Self / Agent (as Coralee Jr.) |
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Gus Keller | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Fuzzy Knight | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bert Lahr | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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John Lahr | ... | Self |
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Eddie Lane | ... | Self |
| Gypsy Rose Lee | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Jack LeMaire | ... | Self |
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Eddie Leonard | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Beatrice Lillie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Moms Mabley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rose Marie | ... | Self | |
| Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham | ... | Self - Comedian (archive footage) | |
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Gerald Marks | ... | Self |
| Chico Marx | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Groucho Marx | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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The Mayo Brothers | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Nina Mae McKinney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Raquel Meller | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Maurice Millard | ... | Self (as Maurice Tony Millard) |
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Ming & Toy | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Mae Murray | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Hector Napier | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Napier & Yvonne) |
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Harry Nesbitt | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Harry Nesbit) |
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Max Nesbitt | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Max Nesbit) |
| Fayard Nicholas | ... | Self | |
| Harold Nicholas | ... | Self | |
| Ole Olsen | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Johnson & Olson) | |
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Eddie Peabody | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Jack Pepper | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Molly Picon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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The Ponce Sisters | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Eleanor Powell | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Eva Puck | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Leonard Reed | ... | Self |
| Harry Relph | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Little Tich) | |
| George Robey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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A. Robins | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Carson Robison | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Ginger Rogers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Will Rogers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Pat Rooney Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Pat Rooney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Harry Rose | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Benny Ross | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Babe Ruth | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Charles 'Chic' Sale | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Chick Sale) | |
| Joe Schenck | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Blossom Seeley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Al Shean | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Shean) | |
| Bobby Short | ... | Self | |
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Jeannie Silver | ... | Self |
| Joe Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Smith & Dale) | |
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Jack Spoons | ... | Self |
| Maxine Stone | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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June Taylor | ... | Self |
| Shirley Temple | ... | (archive footage) | |
| Studs Terkel | ... | Self | |
| Robert Townsend | ... | Self | |
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Toy | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Toy and Wing | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
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Arthur Tracy | ... | Self |
| Rudy Vallee | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gus Van | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Gus Visser | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Ethel Waters | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Mel Watkins | ... | Self |
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Joe Weber | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Frances White | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Sammy White | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Thelma White | ... | Self | |
| Bert Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Wilson Keppel and Betty | ... | Themselves (archive footage) (as Wilson Keppel & Betty) |
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Eunice Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Winchell | ... | Walter Winchell (archive footage) | |
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Wing | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Ho Li Wun | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Zeb Carver and His Cousins | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
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Yetta Zwerling | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Yetta Swerling) |
Produced by
| Rosemary Garner | ... | producer |
| Shannon Gee | ... | associate producer |
| Martha Reynolds | ... | assistant producer |
Music by
| David Duvall | ||
Editing by
| Greg Day | ||
| Drew Keller | ||
Production Management
| Curt Weiss | ... | unit manager |
Additional Crew
| Lillian Benson | ... | production consultant |
| Ron West | ... | technical advisor |
Thanks
| Robert E. Milite | ... | special thanks |
