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William Frawley
Actor
Born February 26, 1887 in Burlington, Iowa, USA
William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
I Love Lucy - Season 1
The Princess Comes Across
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Lucy-Desi Westinghouse Special, The Lost Show - Featuring The Cast Of "I Love Lucy"
Red Skelton Christmas Classics (in Color)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: The Man in the Funny Suit
Monsieur Verdoux
Loretta Young Show
Gentleman Jim (1942)
My Living Doll
The Lucy Show - Vol. 2
Shower of Stars: Cloak and Dagger (1957)
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1964
My Living Doll
1962
The Lucy Show - Vol. 2
Safe At Home!
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: The Man in the Funny Suit
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1954
Shower of Stars: Cloak and Dagger (1957)
1953
Lucy-Desi Westinghouse Special, The Lost Show - Featuring The Cast Of "I Love Lucy"
Loretta Young Show
1952
Rancho Notorious
1951
Bob Hope: The Lemon Drop Kid
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Red Skelton Christmas Classics (in Color)
I Love Lucy - Season 1
RHUBARB
1950
Pretty Baby
1949
East Side, West Side (1949)
1948
The Babe Ruth Story
Texas, Brooklyn, and Heaven
1947
Down To Earth
Monsieur Verdoux
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
1946
The Inner Circle
1945
Lady on a Train
Ziegfeld Follies
Flame of the Barbary Coast
1944
The Fighting Seabees
Going My Way
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
1942
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Wildcat
1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Footsteps in the Dark
Blondie in Society
1940
One Night in the Tropics
1939
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1939)
1937
High, Wide and Handsome
Something To Sing About
1936
Desire (1936)
The Princess Comes Across
Cai cai balão
1935
Harmony Lane: Classic Musical
1934
Here Is My Heart
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