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Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian -born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of the earliest openly Jewish performers on the American stage. [citation needed]
Watch Willie Howard’s French-and-Yiddish-accented silliness from 1937 here. See Willie Howard with his brother Eugene as straight man in a 1926 comedy short which includes an operatic parody,...
Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian-born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of the earliest openly Jewish performers on the American stage. [citation needed]
Appearing in the first edition, Eugene and Willie Howard went on to headline five of the twelve annual shows. They were two of the earliest and most prominent Jewish comedians of their day, and they were open with their heritage, even incorporating it into their act.
Nov 17, 2010 · In 1934’s “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” an adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s French Revolution novel, Howard and the Hungarian Jewish producer Alexander Korda omitted anti-Semitic references in ...
English: Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian -born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of the earliest openly Jewish performers on the American stage. (→ Willie and Eugene Howard)
This is an original vintage c.1920s theatrical photo of Willie and Eugene Howard starring in George White’s “Scandals”. This is a vintage original doubleweight photo measuring 8” x 10” with a blind st...from
