Larry Semon

Also known as Lawrence Semon, Laurence Semon

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928)

Film & TV

West Point, Mississippi, USA

American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics. A talent for drawing and cartooning led to art school and then work as a cartoonist for various New York City newspapers. The humor evident in his…

Known for

Dummies — The Entertainer1928
A Simple Sap — It1928
Underworld — Slippy Lewis1927
The Stunt Man — Larry1927
Oh, What a Man! — The Detective1927
Spuds — Spuds1927
The Wizard of Oz — Scarecrow / Toymaker1925
Go Straight! — Self1925
The Cloudhopper — Borden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn1925
The Perfect Clown — Bert Larry1925

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Instance of: human
Given name: Lawrence
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: West Point
Place of death: Victorville
Spouse: Dorothy Dwan
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Image: Larry Semon by Albert Witzel.jpg
Number of children: 1

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related category: Category:Films directed by Larry Semon
birth name: Lawrence Semon
date of birth: 1889-07-16
date of death: 1928-10-08
medical condition: tuberculosis
cause of death: tuberculosis
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Larry Semon
Commons category: Larry Semon
start of work period: 1916-00-00
pseudonym: Ridolini
time period: 20th century
writing language: English language

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