Edward Flanagan (actor)

Edward Flanagan, sometimes spelled Edward Flannigan[1] (1880 – August 18, 1925), was a comedic actor in vaudeville and American films. He was part of a popular vaudeville duo with Neely Edwards.[2]

Not to be confused with the actor born as Edward Flanagan who became known as Dennis O'Keefe.
Edward Flanagan
Born(1880-08-15)August 15, 1880
St. Louis, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1925(1925-08-18) (aged 45)
Hollywood, U.S.
Years active1900–1925
SpouseCharlotte Ravenscroft
Children2
Edward Flanagan and Neely Edwards
Edwards (left) and Flanagan in the short film comedy "Hall Room Boys"

Flanagan was a native of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1900, he teamed up with Edwards and they toured the U.S. performing the show titled On and Off.[3] They also starred in the musical farce Up in the Air.[4] They ceased performing vaudeville houses in 1921 but returned in 1924.[2]

The comedy team starred together on screen in a series of Hallroom Boys Comedies, adapted from the comic strip,[5][6] and again for National Film Corporation in "Flanagan and Edwards" shorts.[3][6]

His wife also worked in vaudeville under the name Charlotte Ravenscroft. They had a son and a daughter. Their son Edward Flanagan, also became an actor, known in film as Dennis O'Keefe.[7]

Flanagan was performing at the Metropolitan Theatre on August 13, 1925, and was taken ill and rushed to Hollywood Hospital. He had an operation for stomach ulcers and developed peritonitis and died on August 18, 1925.[2]

References
  1. Spehr, Paul C.; Lundquist, Gunnar; Lauritzen, Einar (July 1996). American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920: Filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American film-index. ISBN 9780786402557.
  2. "Obituary". Variety. August 26, 1925. p. 31. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Archive.org.
  3. Massa, Steve (April 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics".
  4. "Pacific Coast Musical Review". 1918.
  5. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. ISBN 9781903364666.
  6. Liebman, Roy (1998). From Silents to Sound: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures. ISBN 9780786403820.
  7. "Dennis O'Keefe, Son of Vaudeville Performers, Knows the Theater". The Times. Indiana, Munster. July 7, 1939. p. 71. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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