George LeMaire, born Meyer Goldstick,[1] was a vaudeville comedian[2] who appears in several films and worked as a director and producer for Pathé before his death in 1930.[3][4] He was a "veteran straght man" who worked in comedy duos.[1][5] His comedy partners included Eddie Cantor, Joe Phillips,[6] and Louis Simon.[7]

Rufus LeMaire was his brother.

On January 20, 1930, he died from a heart attack.[3]

Theater

Filmography

References

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  6. Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617032509 via Google Books.
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  8. Magee, Jeffrey (April 6, 2012). Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199911639 via Google Books.
  9. "The Judge". Judge Publishing Company. February 22, 1920 via Google Books.
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