Today is the birthday of George Ovey (George Overton Odell, 1870-1951). Missouri native Ovey had been end man with a minstrel company for over a decade in 1915 when pioneering film producer David Orsley hired him to clown in his Made in America Films. Within months, Ovey was starring as one “Jerry” in Orsley’s single […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:09AM on December 13, 2013