Walter C. Kelly, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter C. Kelly

American comedian

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1873

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1939

Profession: actor, comedian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Walter C. Kelly

  • Walter C.
  • Kelly (October 29, 1873 – January 6, 1939) was a Vaudeville comedian and actor.
  • He was born in Mineville, New York.
  • He was the brother of Jack Kelly (Olympic Gold Medalist and father of actress Grace Kelly) and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George Kelly.
  • Kelly toured for years as The Virginia Judge, and was sometimes credited as Walter "Judge" Kelly. Although Kelly did a number of different Southern dialects playing the various characters in his "Virginian Judge" sketches, an Irish flavor sometimes sneaked through.
  • In one such sketch where three men appear before the Judge for "disturbin' the peace and quarrelin' on the highway", the word "highway" came through as very Irish.
  • He released five recordings of his act on Victor Records.
  • He also appeared in several Broadway productions.He brought the role to the movies in the 1935 Paramount film The Virginia Judge.
  • His other movie acting roles include "'Guns' Costello" in Seas Beneath (1931); "Dan McFadden" in McFadden's Flats (1935); "Judge Calhoun Davis" in The Virginia Judge (1935); "Capt.
  • Zack Livermore" in Tugboat Princess (1936); and "Pat Kelly" in Laughing Irish Eyes (1936).His autobiography, Of Me I Sing: An Informal Autobiography, was published in 1953.
  • He was also the author of a 1935 short story, "The Virginia Judge", which served as the basis for the 1935 movie.On December 8, 1938, Kelly was struck by a car in Hollywood, California.
  • He was taken to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died on January 6, 1939, from the injuries he sustained.

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